Posted on 01/28/2025 7:27:40 AM PST by george76
State AGs urge Costco to 'ditch DEI' as other companies jump ship from progressive HR efforts..
Attorneys general in 19 states are warning Costco "to end all unlawful discrimination imposed by the company through diversity, equity, and inclusion" policies to reflect President Donald Trump's recent executive order booting DEI out of federal agencies and warning private sectors to do the same.
"Racial discrimination is both immoral and illegal. Race-based employment hiring violates state and federal law, and as the chief law enforcement officer of Kansas, I intend to enforce the law vigorously," Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach ..
Trump's executive order, signed during his first week in office, will task the attorneys general with rooting out sectors and organizations that allegedly engage in discriminatory DEI practices. Recommendations will be made for potential lawsuits against violators.
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The order encourages private-sector entities to align with federal civil rights laws and discontinue "discriminatory" practices. Publicly traded companies, large nonprofits, foundations with significant assets, bar and medical associations and higher education institutions with substantial endowments are potential targets for DEI investigations.
Trump also dissolved all DEI within the federal government. While big companies like Target, McDonald's and Walmart backed off from their DEI policies, Costco shareholders voted last week to reject an anti-DEI proposal brought by activist shareholder group National Center for Public Policy Research. .
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It’s time to ditch DEI. While other companies right the ship and abandon their illegal, woke policies, Costco has doubled down," Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird
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Race-neutral practices, on the other hand, honor the founding ideals of this country," reads the letter sent to Costco CEO Ron Vachris by the 19 attorneys general. "Now, the federal government is also focusing on ensuring invidious racebased discrimination no longer finds a home in woke corporations."
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
From another article, since Faux doesn’t do the leg work ....
“Costco should ‘do the right thing’ by following the law and repealing its DEI policies,” the letter concludes.
In addition to (TX’s Ken) Paxton and (IAs Brenna) Bird, the letter was also signed by Kansas’s Kris Kobach; Alabama’s Steve Marshall; Louisiana’s Liz Murrill; Arkansas’s Tim Griffin; Missouri’s Andrew T. Bailey; Georgia’s Chris Carr; Montana’s Austin Knudsen; Idaho’s Raúl R. Labrador; Nebraska’s Mike Hilgers; Kentucky’s Rusell M. Coleman; North Dakota’s Drew Wrigley; Ohio’s Dave Yost; Oklahoma’s Gentner Drummond; South Carolina’s Alan Wilson; South Dakota’s Marty Jackley; Tennessee’s Jonathan Skrmetti; and Virginia’s Jason S. Miyares.
Where were all these chicken💩 AGs during Brandon’s reign of terror?
We just let our Costco membership expire. They can go straight to hell.
Exactly.
I could use some Costco things...waiting to see what they do.
Affirmative action is racist.
"Costco requires a membership to shop in their stores which prevents many lower income families from shopping there, but they have great DEI policies."
Is Costco management playing political word games / pretending to be woke ?
Costcor leadership team has 13 current members, two are women.
In 2024, 72% of top Costco managers were men and 81% were white,
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4291193/posts
I’ll guarantee ONE state AG that WON’T be demanding Costco stop DEI.....
Washington, where Costco’s HQ is located.
Their HQ is located in Issaquah, a woke suburb of ultra-woke Seattle.
Some lower income families may not be able to shop there but there seem to be a lot of new ‘immigrants’ shopping there. Some days it looks like International City there.
AND they either have 100 dollar bills OR they have a strange EBT card the clerk has to check over to make sure it’s legit.
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I’m surprised someone hasn’t sued Costco for “systemic discrimination” since charging an entry fee discriminates against “disadvantaged minorities” - sort of like a poll tax.
“Is Costco management playing political word games / pretending to be woke ?”
Definitely a possibility. Just some “virtue signaling” to keep the “activists” away.
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