While everyone here applauds Michigan for being a "Right to work" state, we are also an "At Will" state which means that any company can terminate any employee for any reason.
This particular employee chose to go public in his opinion about Ford which jeopardized his employer's relationship with Ford and was appropriately fired.
If this gentleman was so concerned about Ford's policy on homosexuality then he shouldn't have accepted the job............
Now that I have donned my flame suit, here are the answers to the anticipated flames:
1. No, I am not a libtard
2. NO, I do not support homosexuality
3. NO, I am not a pro-choicer
4. NO to any other obnoxious claim you can make of me........
I've worked in both the plant and corporate atmosphere and am fully aware of all the anti-discrimination policies such corporations have been forced to enact.
Do I agree with them? No, but it is the law and it is the company's policy and if you want to keep your job then you had better keep your mouth shut.........
i would agree with you, except they asked for feedback, and he gave it to them.
You're right about the "at will" part, but my buying a Ford product is also at will. I hate to say it after cheering for Ford over the past few years, but I just may go transplant next time.
And I really don't want to.
As a contractor they could terminate him for no reason, and be in the clear. Or just assign him to something very specific and when he finishes that, shake his hand, take him to lunch, and send him on his way.
What is different is that they asked for his comment, and told him his comment was the reason for his firing.
As a contractor, he ought not to have commented, he should have left that to the direct employees. I would have. That makes him imprudent. But since they asked for the opinion they fired him for, and admitted it was the real reason for his firing, he may have a good case in court if he gets a decent judge.