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Catoosa restaurant fires 12 workers for not showing up on 'Day Without Immigrants'
Ktul.com ^ | February 17, 2017 | Ethan Hutchins

Posted on 02/18/2017 7:34:24 AM PST by lowbridge

A dozen workers at a Catoosa restaurant are without a job today after getting fired for skipping work as a show of support for “A Day Without Immigrants.”

The restaurant workers are all Hispanic and they say it was important to them to participate in the national protest.

But they didn’t think it would cost them their jobs.

“They feel like they’ve been unfairly terminated," said a friend, translating for the employees.

The group worked at “I Don’t Care” Bar and Grill in Catoosa. They talked to us after they were fired for not showing up to work. They asked us to not show their faces or give their names.

“(They’ve) been working there for almost two years since the restaurant opened," said the friend.

The group willingly chose to stay home with others across the country supporting “A Day Without Immigrants.”

“(They’re) upset they stood for something they felt was necessary so the community would stand together, and they got terminated for that," said the friend,

The six are a part of a group of 12 kitchen staff let go.

The owner fired them by text message.

A message to one of the employees reads: "You and your family are fired. I hope you enjoyed your day off, and you can enjoy many more. Love you.”

(Excerpt) Read more at ktul.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Oklahoma
KEYWORDS: aliens; boohoo; illegalimmigration; immigration
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To: lowbridge

Most SANE employees know that if you don’t have a very good reason for not showing up for work means you do not have a job anymore...

Something apparently these jokers didn’t learn, but will be learning now...

When you are hired in any job, you are a member of a team, and if you don’t show up you let down a leg of that team...

Try that when your a Sheriff’s dispatcher and see how long you last!!!


21 posted on 02/18/2017 7:45:53 AM PST by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence: MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!)
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To: lowbridge

*I Don’t Care*

“You and your family are fired. I hope you enjoyed your day off, and you can enjoy many more. Love you.”


22 posted on 02/18/2017 7:46:07 AM PST by mylife (The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: Wolfie
Are they illegals? If so, will the owner be investigated for hiring illegals?

If he has a copy of their social security cards on file (no matter how crudely forged) he's probably OK.

23 posted on 02/18/2017 7:46:49 AM PST by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: lowbridge

FINALLY!!!


24 posted on 02/18/2017 7:47:10 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: lowbridge

Not giving ****s is how you diffuse political correctness.


25 posted on 02/18/2017 7:47:45 AM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: lowbridge
They asked us to not show their faces or give their names.

Gee, I wonder why?

26 posted on 02/18/2017 7:48:01 AM PST by jimbug
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To: MIchaelTArchangel

“The owner did share with us he’s fired other employees over the past two years for violating the his “no call/no show” policy.” Simple, clean, closed case.

Pic looks like a typical spots bar & grill in Tulsa. I imagine they won’t use it as a reference ;-)

Always enjoy watching the unintended consequences hit proggies smack! between the eyes.


27 posted on 02/18/2017 7:49:27 AM PST by polymuser (There's a yuuuge basket of deportables.)
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat

I wouldn’t patronize this restaurant simply because now it is a known fact that they hire illegals.


28 posted on 02/18/2017 7:49:32 AM PST by sheana
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To: lowbridge

You mean actions really do have consequences?


29 posted on 02/18/2017 7:49:35 AM PST by eyeamok (destruction of government records.)
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To: lowbridge
"The owner fired them by text message."


30 posted on 02/18/2017 7:50:28 AM PST by Rebelbase
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To: unixfox

“They should’t have been working there in the first place. The employer knew it and the employee knew it. The employer should have stiff fines and the ILLEGALS should be deported.”

You are posting FAKE news about IDC. Unless you have other info that says they were illegals.


31 posted on 02/18/2017 7:50:47 AM PST by TexasGator
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To: lowbridge

As Mr. Burns would say, Excellent... ;)


32 posted on 02/18/2017 7:50:57 AM PST by proud American in Canada (May God Bless the U.S.A. (Trump: I will bear these slings and arrows for you, the American people))
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To: silverleaf

“And were they replaced by other immigrants?”

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Probably but these new employees will probably NOT take unapproved time off from work.


33 posted on 02/18/2017 7:51:53 AM PST by billyboy15
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To: JBW1949

Or, put another way, you don’t show up, you screw all your coworkers so... screw you.

The I Don’t Care Bar & Grill. If they complain just point to the sign.


34 posted on 02/18/2017 7:52:53 AM PST by ichabod1 (The Wise Cracker)
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To: lowbridge

Maybe they didn’t think of the consequences because they thought they were brilliant, intellectual, Progressive geniuses who are above the law.

IMHO


35 posted on 02/18/2017 7:52:55 AM PST by ripley (ually to)
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To: lowbridge
The restaurant workers are all Hispanic and they say it was important to them to participate in the national protest.

But they didn’t think it would cost them their jobs.


36 posted on 02/18/2017 7:53:18 AM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: lonevoice

Good!


37 posted on 02/18/2017 7:53:47 AM PST by Pride in the USA
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To: lowbridge

‘But they didn’t think it would cost them their jobs.’

Obviously they were wrong.


38 posted on 02/18/2017 7:53:58 AM PST by Jack Hammer
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To: Georgia Girl 2

They are not necessarily illegals. A lot of them have their papers but still feel ‘solidarity’ I guess.


39 posted on 02/18/2017 7:54:18 AM PST by ichabod1 (The Wise Cracker)
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To: lowbridge

And the restaurant owner probably told them it would hurt business if they all refused to show up - they thought Obama’s rules still reigned....


40 posted on 02/18/2017 7:54:34 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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