Hotel Fires Man Who Wore US Flag Pin
Headlines, Liberty Saturday, October 15th, 2011
From News4JAX.com
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Just before firing Sean May the day after he was sent home for wearing an American flag pin, the Casa Monica Hotel answered some questions in an email Friday.
“The Casa Monica Hotel located in St. Augustine, Florida, is an American-based, homegrown historic hotel,” the email reads. “The property reflects its pride in America and great patriotism by flying the Stars and Stripes high over the hotel. The American flag greets every guest and employee with its symbolism of our belief in this great country.”
“However, our employee handbook clearly states, ‘No other buttons, badges, pins or insignias of any kind are permitted to be worn.’ No matter an individual’s national preference, political views or religious affiliation, it is a standard regulation which ensures equality for all Grand Performers (employees).”
The Casa Monica Hotel’s response has angered many people, some who say the policy is backwards and that American flag pins shouldn’t be banned but should be embraced.
“The dress code should include a lapel pin for everybody,” said Bruce Whalen, who served in the Air Force and takes this incident personally.
Whalen said he is so offended by the hotel’s policy that he’s writing to the hotel, along with his entire email list, and he’s calling on friends to boycott the hotel and its parent company.
“Anybody who takes a chance on his livelihood to take a stand for patriotism is a hero and should be treated like a hero,” Whalen said.
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Another non-story. Would the offended vet stick up for someone’s right to wear an American Flag baseball cap when hats are against dress code? How about dressing up as Captain America? Whalen has a right to be offended, but also has the right to be called an idiot.
Simple BOYCOTT Casa Monica Hotel.
This must have been a super sized pin. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 3′ X 6′ya think. Don’t be upsurd. Give the guy the job back you fools.My daughter just came back from there also. So I will let her know about you and your thoughts about this.
I do not know who publishes this kind of story but Ken JP Stuczynski is absolutely right. An employer gets to define what the employees wear. Period. Further, this is not what I understand the Tea Party to be about. This is more for the country club Republicans. Tea Party: stick to your knitting.
SOMEONE NEEDS TO BUILD A HOTEL BOYCOTT SITE EITHER THAT OR RENT OUT ALL THE ROOMS FOR A HIGH SCHOOL BEER BLAST SO THEY WILL TRASH THE ROOMS MAKE THEM GO BROKE IN THE AMERICA THEY REALLY HATE A NEW B&B BOYCOTT &BREAK THEM
I’LL BE DAMED IF I ALLOW ANYONE TO TELL ME I CAN’T WEAR A LAPEL PIN
Suppose the clerk in question was an Iraqi who had immigrated to the US legally and wanted to show his support for his home country by wearing an Iraqi flag pin. Would people be upset that he was told to remove it, not because it was an Iraqi flag but because it violated hotel policy, which he supposedly knew before he was employed? No, they wouldn’t. This is simply a red herring story — the Tea Partiers work each other up in a later over the supposed desecration of the American flag (or in this case, a tiny metal representation of an American flag). It is unfortunate that so many otherwise logical, well intentioned peopel allow themselves to be so worked up over a non-issue like this.
If one can’t obey the rules of discipline regarding job dress then one shouldn’t take the job. Its the same as school teachers who say the need to go on a pilgrimage through the entire month of October…they shouln’t take the job and burden the school system, nor be paid.
Retea is just gathering junk on this one. Lets use some common sense. If the man had a uniform and/or a dress code to follow as an employee…..Then he is obligated to follow it. It is the right of the employer to enforce their codes..rules. This is a cheap shot by Retea..
Also, a stupid employee. Maybe someone smarter will take his job and serve the employer with honor.
I stick with all those who are for the hotel. Dean McIntire sums it all up quite well. Yes, the wearing of the pin under the circumstance is not honoring the hotel and therefore now there is a job opening for someone out of the many people looking for work who will will honor the hotel rather than dishonor it and create this into a news story.
The incident is a non-issue, but regrettably someone has made it big enough to a red herring type of issue as Jeff Brown says.
Rhonda
October 16, 2011/Sunday