Newly released audio purported to be from a recent training
meeting at Goodyear Tire and Rubber company appears to
corroborate the alleged training slide that went viral earlier
this week.
Training slide.
https://bit.ly/32g7O6T
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The company came under fire this week for its recent "zero-
tolerance" policy that banned overt support for police officers
or MAGA hats, but expressed approval for social justice measures
such as Black Lives Matter.
What are the new details?
In the newly released audio posted by WIBW-TV in Topeka, Kansas,
an unidentified instructor can be heard telling employees that
they are permitted to express their views on social justice or
inequity matters on attire — but only if it's the "right" kind
of social justice and inequity, such a supporting Black Lives
Matter or LGBTQ issues.
"Some people may wish to express their views on social justice
or inequity or equity issues such as black lives matter or LGBTQ
pride on their face coverings, shirts or wristbands," the
instructor can be heard telling employees. "That will be deemed
approved because it applies with a zero-tolerance stance."
"However," the trainer can be heard adding, "if any associate
wears all, blue, white lives matter shirts or face coverings,
that will be not appropriate."
The unidentified instructor goes on to explain that such zero-
tolerance rules were put into place to encourage harmony in the
workplace.
"The rules around now what you can wear. Let's try and comply
with these so you know everybody feels good in this factory. I
want to make sure guys, think about what we do in this factory,
in this factory right," the instructor adds. "We all work
together to make tires, that's what we do. That's what we get
paid to do. So, let's continue to do that and do the right thing
and keep this place what it has always been, a good place to
work."
You can listen to the full audio at WIBW.
Anything else?
President Donald Trump blasted Goodyear on Wednesday and called
for a boycott of the company because of the training graphic
that appeared to support Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ, but
banned MAGA-wear and more.
Also, on Wednesday, the company released a statement insisting
that its corporate office, which is based in Akron, Ohio,
neither created or distributed the slide.
https://youtu.be/7Me_vqwv8KI
Fuck Goodyear. That is a civil rights violation.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/goodyear-scandal-leaked-audio