A Goodyear Topeka plant held a diversity training course for employees that exposed a discriminatory policy allowing Black Lives Matter and LGBT shirts but no apparel representing Blue Lives Matter, All Lives Matter or MAGA.
The company tried to cover it up with a general statement, but it actually proved they were discriminating in favor of left-wing politics and causes.
The media and social media are rushing to defend Goodyear after President Trump called for the boycott. Black Lives Matter isn’t just a political movement. They are violent Marxists who seek to defund the police and overturn capitalism. They are clear about this.
Goodyear‘s clarification clarified nothing:
Yesterday, Goodyear became the focus of a conversation that created some misconceptions about our policies and our company. For those not aware, a widely circulated image sparked a strong reaction, and we wanted to take the opportunity to provide some important context to the visual and our policies.
Not distributed by Goodyear and not part of a diversity class???
First, the visual in question was not created or distributed by Goodyear corporate, nor was it part of a diversity training class. To be clear on our longstanding corporate policy, Goodyear has zero-tolerance for any forms of harassment or discrimination. To enable a work environment free of those, we ask that associates refrain from workplace expressions in support of political campaigning for any candidate or political party, as well as similar forms of advocacy that fall outside the scope of racial justice and equity issues.
Second, we appreciate the diverse viewpoints of all of our more than 60,000 associates, which are at the heart of many of the policies we establish. Fostering an inclusive, respectful workplace is important to establish teamwork and build culture, which is another reason we ask associates not to engage in political campaigning of any kind in the workplace – for any candidate, party or political organization.
Third and finally, Goodyear has always wholeheartedly supported both equality and law enforcement and will continue to do so. These are not mutually exclusive. We have heard from some of you that believe Goodyear is anti-police after reacting to the visual. Nothing could be further from the truth, and we have the utmost appreciation for the vital work police do on behalf of our shared communities. This can’t be said strongly enough.
They didn’t apologize and they didn’t deny anything. They lied. Police want to stop buying Goodyear tires.
Audio from the training session at the Topeka plant has been leaked to WIBW which makes it all look even worse.
LEAKED AUDIO IS WORSE THAN THE SLIDE
According to the audio, employees are instructed that they may “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.” They are told this is all “approved” under their “zero-tolerance policy.” However, ‘all or blue lives matter” means they acted inappropriately.
CONTROVERSIAL GOODYEAR AUDIO: New audio reveals why Topeka Goodyear said All Lives Matter, Blue Lives Matter and MAGA attire are unacceptable. pic.twitter.com/5MNo2EAH3w
— NBC15 News (@nbc15_madison) August 20, 2020
WIBW reports:
“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. That will be deemed approved because it applies with a zero-tolerance stance,” the speaker said during the meeting. “However if any associate wears all, blue, white lives matter shirts or face coverings, that will be not appropriate.”
According to the speaker, the rules are to make them all feel good.
“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. 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,” the speaker said.
Is this legal? Does the constitution allow preferences for one race over another in the workplace?
Can you imagine if Goodyear’s policy was the reverse?
THE STOCK MARKET TUMBLE
Goodyear stock has been on a downward trajectory but after President Trump called for a boycott, they tumbled after a recent high. No one, especially the President, wants to see workers lose their jobs. We just want the policy changed. It is a VERY SERIOUS issue.
If you really truly think about it.All the fighting and hate is located in the white house.Which is spilling out to America.Give Trump your vote.
Which is why you support dismantling the democratIC party policy of forcing urban school children to attend failed schools, permanently impairing them, right? You often post about the 100s of thousands of urban school children currently being victimized, right?
Burn your tires in the streets and block traffic like the Marxists BLM does…
There go the Wrangler tires on my jeeps.
Cooper Tires are made in America. No report of scandal yet. Due a set of tires on my Blazer and Wife’s SUV. You can bet they won’t be Goodyear or Chinese!
Goodyear is Done.
Maybe they can give the blimps to BLM, you know, because they’re racist, invented by white anglos and all.
Good Riddance Good Year. Your weird choice of becoming anti-White, pro black, pro marxist doesn’t seem to be working out too well for you. Bankruptcy awaits you, scumbags. Stupid decision. Don’t you idiots know that the White population is over 76% of the total of Americans? But blacks are just 13%? You people aren’t very smart, are you?
So, of that 13%, how many of those who are Burning, Looting & Murdering have an income adequate to support the purchase of a set of new tires? Even if, will Goodyear’s policy, inasmuch as it contains no obscenities, have enough influence to offset the loss of actual REAL paying customers? go woke- GO BROKE.
It’s a BadYear for GoodYear.
Wonder if Goodyear realizes that all non-criminals tend to be pro-police and race has nothing to do with it. When stopped by police, for any reason, cooperate and do as asked. That simple. People with clean consciences mostly agree that we WANT the police, and DON’T want them hamstrung while they are dealing with violence, the drug and sex trade, and what ever else criminals do. This does not NOT apply to the bad apples, that even the police don’t want, but the media should NOT be the accuser and reporting FAKE facts.
Goodyear back tracked so fast I could hear their tires squealing. Goodyear Tire needs the word “Rubber” in its name because they just screwed themselves.
Not an issue at all. They will have a sale on their mediocre tires and the sheeple will flock to them in droves and all will be well. Just like those buy American idiots goto walmart for their cheap chineese crap because it’s 2 cents cheaper.
Agreed though, if you pick a side to be on, you pissed off roughly half your customer base. Although the right may not throw tantrums in the street, them not buying your product anymore will surely make the same devastating affect on your bottom line.
Get Woke, Go Broke. Sooner or later they will figure it out.
It’s going to be very BAD YEAR for Goodyear.
This is Goodyear’s legal department kicking into high gear, explaining nothing while declaring innocence.
Goodyear will go down with the communist Democrat Party.
Imagine if it had been:
“Some people may wish to express their views on social justice or inequity or equity issues such as white lives matter or hetero pride on their face coverings, shirts or wristbands. That will be deemed approved because it applies with a zero-tolerance stance,” the speaker said during the meeting. “However if any associate wears black, brown, colored lives matter shirts or face coverings, that will be not appropriate.”
They’d be rightly excoriated. To paraphrase Biden, if you ain’t a hypocrite, you ain’t a Democrat.
Good Year is toast. If you own G.Y. stock now would be a good time to unload it.
… may already be too late. Word travels fast.
Live by the sword, die by the sword. When you allow partisen politics in the workplace, you are going to draw the ire of a large part of the population, and they will boycott your business. I can’t believe that Goodyear could not see this coming. Heads should role at the highest levels for the loss of their profits, and the loss of the brand loyalty.
Republicans are sheep. They talk a good game behind closed doors but… They can’t even comprehend they are losing the war.
RIght sure we are
I guess we’ll see in November. But, whatever happens, Nov 4 will be one wild ass day.
Thsi is not a partisan discussion, this is about basic rights, which you do not understand.
Better dead than RED
That’s right, go jump off a bridge
And your beloved mother is over here doing Double-Ys on my couch right now. You won’t recognize her when I send her home though; I shaved her back.
Republicans are winning the war..What the Communist left hasn’t figured out is All of America except the extremist are tired of all their crap..
The silent dems are coming to our side..The left want Mail in Ballots only so the count won’t be finished before Jan 21st;then they get to install Nazi Pelosi as President pro-tem and do what they’ve been saying-drag Trump out of the White House..We are on to the game and won’t allow this Mail in bs..Nancy will never be President..
Trumps on to it..Americans are on too it..Covid won’t stop us..The media can push Virus panic lies all day..People are sick and tired of the hate and riots being funded by the left..Time has come to end it..Watch and see..
Good Year supports racist communist terrorists. Bye-Bye Good Year. Enjoy BANKRUPTCY!
Their tires have been very poor quality for years now anyway. But now, since they are supportive of communist terrorist groups, I definitely won’t touch their crappy tires with a 10 foot pole! Let the racist blacks and other communist dirt bags buy those dangerous tires now. They DESERVE them.
When U move your factories to China you get what you pay for..Goodyear is Goodbye now..They’re done.Discrimination suits will finish them off along with our boycott..
Goodyear just shot themselves in the foot, with a 155mm Howitzer…Bad mistake…A company cannot champion one side of an issue, and ban the other side…that is called “Blatant Discrimination”…
It could not be any clearer,”Black Lives Matter” but not “Blue Lives Matter.”
That is discrimation.
How stupid do these woke idiots think we are? If you cannot wear clothing spouting All Lives Matter, Blue Lives Matter or Make America Great Again, then it is assumed they support the killing of the unborn, the killing of white children, the killing of our law enforcement officers and they hate America if is Great. I have purchased my last Goodyear products and with 9 cars between my two children and my wife and me, we have purchased many many Goodyear tires, but NO MORE !!!!!
Discrimination? Why yes, yes it is.
Why, that’s preposterous. Only white male Christian Republican capitalist pigs can discriminate. It says so right here in my Black Lives Matter handbook.
Even if Goodyear “changes” their policy it will only be lip service and they’ll keep the policy rolling along under the table. The punishment for noncompliance will simply be disguised as something else. Fvck Goodyear. There are other tire makers. Why buy from the NFL of tire manufacturers when you can do some research and support a pro-America company instead?
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