who cares; as long as they keep making gravy for my biscuits, they can harass Rosie as long as they like; it\’s probably the only positive attention she gets.
A gay woman in Londonderry, New Hampshire, has sued a Cracker Barrel restaurant, claiming that management did nothing after she complained of employees sexually assaulting her and making crude references to her sexuality. The woman, Bonnie Usher, joined the Cracker Barrel staff as a cook in 2000. In the complaint she filed with New Hampshire human rights commission, she says that she was denied better work shifts and promotions because she is a woman, that she was subjected to abusive language, was groped by a co-worker, and that a photo of the groping was hung on the wall of the restaurant\’s employee area.
Usher was fired in 2004, and she is maintaining that the company fired her because she complained about mistreatment on the job. A spokesman for Cracker Barrel says the company was not aware of Usher\’s complaints.
Bonnie Usher\’s suit is interesting because it adds gender discrimination and sexual harrassment to a long list of employee complaints over many years. In the early 90\’s, a Cracker Barrel memo, written by a company executive, was leaked. The memo stated that managers should fire employees who did not \”demonstrate normal heterosexual values.\” One lesbian employee, Cheryl Summerville, said the reason given on her separation papers was \”Employee is gay.\” Summerville\’s Cracker Barrel was in Georgia, where there is no state protection for gay workers, so she was unable to take legal action against the company. There was a shareholder outcry against Cracker Barrel\’s policy, and a decade-long boycott of the restaurant by gays and gay rights activists, leading to the addition of a non-discrimination clause in Cracker Barrel\’s employee policies.
This used to be a free country. Now we must associate with deviants whether we like it or not. Why should a deviant\’s \”right\” to work somewhere trump normal people\’s freedom of association?
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2 funny…
Cracker Barrel has such a lengthy history of discriminatory conduct, its amazing they were even able to get coverage.
This is what happens when Newt, the Hammer and all the neo-con cronies think it would be a good idea to open a restaurant chain.
The question is insurability NOT your attempts at omnipotent political rhetoric.
What in the world are you smoking?!
who cares; as long as they keep making gravy for my biscuits, they can harass Rosie as long as they like; it\’s probably the only positive attention she gets.
If it\’s not within the Policy Period as stated in the Article, then what do they expect. (Ha ha)
What do you expect from a Barrel of Crackers?
A gay woman in Londonderry, New Hampshire, has sued a Cracker Barrel restaurant, claiming that management did nothing after she complained of employees sexually assaulting her and making crude references to her sexuality. The woman, Bonnie Usher, joined the Cracker Barrel staff as a cook in 2000. In the complaint she filed with New Hampshire human rights commission, she says that she was denied better work shifts and promotions because she is a woman, that she was subjected to abusive language, was groped by a co-worker, and that a photo of the groping was hung on the wall of the restaurant\’s employee area.
Usher was fired in 2004, and she is maintaining that the company fired her because she complained about mistreatment on the job. A spokesman for Cracker Barrel says the company was not aware of Usher\’s complaints.
Bonnie Usher\’s suit is interesting because it adds gender discrimination and sexual harrassment to a long list of employee complaints over many years. In the early 90\’s, a Cracker Barrel memo, written by a company executive, was leaked. The memo stated that managers should fire employees who did not \”demonstrate normal heterosexual values.\” One lesbian employee, Cheryl Summerville, said the reason given on her separation papers was \”Employee is gay.\” Summerville\’s Cracker Barrel was in Georgia, where there is no state protection for gay workers, so she was unable to take legal action against the company. There was a shareholder outcry against Cracker Barrel\’s policy, and a decade-long boycott of the restaurant by gays and gay rights activists, leading to the addition of a non-discrimination clause in Cracker Barrel\’s employee policies.
Taken From: Mother Jones.com
http://www.motherjones.com/mojoblog/archives/2006/02/12-week/
This used to be a free country. Now we must associate with deviants whether we like it or not. Why should a deviant\’s \”right\” to work somewhere trump normal people\’s freedom of association?
\”Now we must associate with deviants whether we like it or not.\”
Please explain what you mean by deviant. (Note: Not what the word MEANS but rather who you feel are the deviants.)