12 workers fired for skipping work on 'Day Without Immigrants'

Ray said he told his boss the crew would be at work Saturday to make up for the missed day. Thursday's "A Day without Immigrants" movement closed restaurants, shops, and jobs sites across the United States. It was a day meant to unite, but on a job site in Denver, Thursday's "A Day without Immigrants" movement instead ripped apart a company and at least 30 of its workers. He said when he told his boss his crews would be missing work Thursday to support the cause of immigration, he was told, they would be fired. Many skipped work and vowed not to spend any money that day.


As it stated in

Report: More than 100 employees fired for participating in 'Day Without Immigrants' protest

More than 100 employees across the country were fired after participating in the "Day Without Immigrants" protest last week, NBC News reported. About 20 employees were fired at Bradley Coatings Inc., in Nolensville, Tenn., after participating in the protest. The nationwide strike on Thursday was aimed at President Trump's executive order on immigration and refugees. NBC News reported a statement from the company's attorney said the employees knew they were risking termination by participating in the protest. Plans for the protest came after Trump signed a controversial executive order temporarily barring visitors from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S.




Eighteen employees of a commercial painting company in Nolensville, Tennessee were fired on Thursday (16 February) after taking part in a nationwide protest movement dubbed "A Day Without Immigrants". Regretfully, and consistent with its prior communication to all its employees, BCI had no choice but to terminate these individuals." Local news agencies across the US reported employees returning to their places of work after the protest to find that they were no longer employed. In Oklahoma, 12 people were fired from a restaurant in Catoosa for taking part, reported KTUL. The protest saw businesses across the country close up as immigrants in the US stayed home to protest President Donald Trump's divisive comments on immigration.


read more visit us Business

collected by :John Miller