[gtech]

No more Pep Boys for me.

[mass55th]

Ditto!! Time for a national boycott of these pukes.

[stands2reason]

bttt

[LizardQueen]

Isn't this illegal?

And even if it's not, it's skanky.

My company, not known for it's moral behavior ::rolling eyes:: is holding my friends job open for him - he's a NatGuard helicopter pilot deployed overseas for the next 6 months. They are filling it with temps instead.

LQ

[steplock]

Just passed this info to my ex-corporate(retired) offices - This is for a nation-wide service company with many trucks nationwide that use Pep-Boys for tires/brakes/etc.

Hopefully not after this letter.

[steveo]

Manny, Moe and Jacques :p

[tiki]

I heard Sears makes up the difference in pay if the military is less. I haven't shopped Sears for a long time but I guess I'm going to start.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

So the Pep Boys want some, too. No problem, I'll buy my spark plugs and brake pads somewhere else!! Let the free market reign!!

[LincolnLover]

I am interested to see how this and other cases play out. I am a Reservist and my unit has been on alert status for over 60 days now.

I an familiar with the support ESGR gives to us Reservists, yet I've read that enforcement of employment-protection laws has been spotty at best in the past.

[MississippiMan]

I've never been faced with such a decision, but I have to tell you that for many small businesses--and I'm talking really small, not governement guidelines for what passes as small--holding a job would pose an incredible hardship and it is not a reflection of patriotism. In a larger organization, personnel can be moved around and accommodations made, but in tiny businesses that's just not always possible. Tough situation all around.

MM

[Dubya]

Pep Boys are a bunch of JERKS anyway.

[Archangelsk]

Here's my letter to the Pep Boys pinheads:

"Rest assured that because of your loathsome decision to terminate Erik Balodis because of his service obligation to the U.S. Navy (http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/business/3_15_03reservist.html) I will never spend another dollar in any of your stores. This is where my wallet defeats your tyranny of the bottom line.

With utter contempt,"

My name.

Here's the e-mail address: mediarelations@pepboys.com

[farmfriend]

Never shop there anyway.

[Centurion2000]

Automotive supply chain Pep Boys fired a Tucson store manager because his military Reserve duties took him away from work, according to a federal lawsuit filed here.

It may not be an isolated case. Several other reservists fired from Pep Boys in Tucson and Pennsylvania have contacted a military advocacy group with similar complaints.

Manny Moe and Jack are going to be replaced by these military guys when the federal government gets through with them.

I'm not a big fan of job protections, but our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines deserve nothing less than our TOTAL SUPPORT when called to duty

[Bulldogs22]

Freep PEP boy's?

[firewalk]

Bttt

[gaspar]

Dimensional Fund Advisors Inc., is the largest institutional investor in Pep Boys, owning about 7.8% of its stock. DFA is one of those modern billion dollar contrivances that allows people -- who would go into shock if they ever found dirt under their fingernails -- to invest in the global market. These guys could care less about Pep Boys; if they get hit hard by this, DFA will drop the stock like a hot rock.

[Trust but Verify]

The company my husband and I work for (SBC) not only makes up the difference between their SBC pay and their service pay, they also continue the health insurance for, I beleive, up to one year. I'm proud my company treats their employees who serve their country so well.

[Madcelt]

Ping! Bump!! No Pep Boyz!

[geedee]

LOL. I'm sorry, this kind of cacca is starting to amuse me. These corporate idiots have no idea about the cacca-storm that's heading their way. Goons like this need to have a lobotomy to see if they've got any brains.

How the hell corporations like Pep Boys think they're going to get away with crapola like this, during war-time, with us FReepers patrolling for unpatriotic maneuvers like piranha on steroids, is beyond me.

Hell, it's like shooting fish in a barrel. Those idiots are gonna get whiplash from the body-blows coming their way. Some idiots and idiot-corporations kinda take the fun out of it . . . the least they could do is make it a bit more challenging.

Fore!!!!!!!!!!!!

[discostu]

I must have great taste in companies, every time we boycott somebody I already don't shop there. Pep Boys is overpriced and their mechanics suck.