Re: [Peckers_Pics] Additional companies to boycott

Hi Jake,

Chipotle has domestic partner benefits along with Potbelly Cafe.

I heard that California Pizza kitchen is another company that offers same sex benefits.

I'll check for others.

JR

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From: stanley blanc <butch_blanc@yahoo.ca>
To: Peckers_Pics@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, July 31, 2010 4:32:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Peckers_Pics] Additional companies to boycott

 

Hi guys.

Most restaurants do not pay great unless you are ina hotsy-totsy fancy shmancy
one and you are the man ager or chef.

Waiters and waitresses usually make minimum wage plus tips.

For the reason that food can go bad and that adds to the overhead etc.,
restaurants are probably not going to pay extra benefits if they are not
required by law as re married staff etc.

this would also mean that they have a benefit plan.

Again many restaurants don't  have that unless they arte big chains (well I
think so anyway).

Hope this helps.
Sincerely,
Butch

Moderator: Butch in USA they do not pay minimun wage. In USA the min is 7.50; but restaurants are below 3.00 Therefore, you are correct as the restaurant inductry is usually not great for employment.
....jake

 

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From: selwyn hopkins <jrsh1368@yahoo.com>
To: Peckers_Pics@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, July 31, 2010 3:53:04 AM
Subject: Re: [Peckers_Pics] Additional companies to boycott

 
Add The Cheesecake Factory to your list.
To  date, no domestic partner benefits. Go figure, this is a California based
company.
Also has a history of being a hostile workforce

Moderator: have to check into that. darn, i love their ice tea and crab cake
sandwiches at cheesecake.
By the way with target. Have to make thius anaology. a company can not give to
Hiteler an to the Jews at the same time. Can't with it both ways. Target and
their teabagging Ceo gave money to a vehemently anti gay candidate under the new
supreme court law. Time has changed and the past is the past. if we don't stop
Target now, force them to reconsider all donations, they will continue to
support anti-union, anti-gay people who will give them free real estate to build
stores. Boycott Target and they will reconsider. you waiver, than fine. But,
dont come crying to me that gays have no rights. In fact, anyone who buys loaf
of bread, a t-shirt at target is a hypocrite. You got any idea how many teens
committed suicide in that guys hometown who took their money? sure, spend a few
bucks on a parade; but throw an entire election on someone who will fire me form
my jobb because i am gay? OMG! No way shall target get away with it. We stop
them now, or they will continue to do this. I dont care who can see their
headquaters out their window. a solid boycott, will change their tune in a
matter of days to weeks. never underestimate the power of the LGBT community and
their friends.

as for cheesecake factory: i have to seriously ask you this: do any restaurants
give same partner benifits? do any have great working conditions? The restaurant
industry is known to pay below minimun wage (a tip wage, of less than 3.00 per
hr). offer less than 40 hrs and not pay any benifits. that si entire restaurant
industry. correct? Even gay owned restaurants generally dont offer benifits.
That is a different kind of industry. Give me the names of restaurants that have
different conditions?

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From: Steam Heat <steamh@hotmail.com>
To: peckers_pics@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, July 30, 2010 4:40:08 PM
Subject: [Peckers_Pics] Additional companies to boycott

 
Exxon Mobil tied for worst in the Corporate Equality Index with a score of 0.
The energy giant does not prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or

gender identity and does not provide spousal health benefits to same-sex
partners.

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To: Peckers_Pics@ yahoogroups. com; peckers_pics@ yahoogroups. com
From: willy_eeyore_ meyer@msn. com
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:27:51 -0500
Subject: Re: [Peckers_Pics] TARGET Corporation Supporting Anti Gay Canidate

 

With Jake's permission, I'd like to add a comment about this whole Target
matter.  I live in Minneapolis, and can see the Target headquarters outside my
living room window (does that make me the Minneapolis Sarah Palin?).  I don't
work there, but have shopped there for years, and will continue to do so despite

this brouhaha  Here's why: Target's support of the gay community hasn't wavered

one iota.

The ad in question deals entirely with local/state matters regarding jobs and
taxes.  (Minnesota has some of the highest personal and corporate tax rates in
the US.)  It says nothing about GLBT issues at all.  The fact that Target
Corporation wants to have a governor elected who will cut corporate taxes and
make it easier for them to hire the employees they need to function shouldn't be

a surprise to anyone.  EVERY corporation in America does the same thing.  Read

any major corporate annual report and you'll see detailed contributions to
political action committees that advocate the same issues in every state.  If
we

boycott every company in America for things like this, where are we going to buy

groceries and toilet paper and computers?

Dayton/Hudson Corporation, which became Target Corporation has always been a
leader in supporting their GLBT employees, the local GLBT Community, and
national GLBT groups and issues.  If I remember correctly, they have a 100%
rating with HRC!  They have been consistent in their support of the local gay
community, and are one of the largest, most vocal supporters, both as a
corporation and as employees, of Twin Cities GLBT matters.

While I'm disappointed they chose to contribute to an independent political
action committee that is supporting a candidate who, in addition to the tax
position they support, advocates anti-gay positions which run counter to their
corporate mission, I can't fault them for exercising their constitutional right
to do so.  I believe the chairman of Target sent a letter to all of their
employees confirming the continued corporate support for GBLT issues that
matter.  Given all the publicity their support of the independent political
action committee has generated, does anyone honestly believe Target corporation
could take even the tiniest step backward in that position without the entire
pink sky falling on their heads?  Girl, please!

Boycott, if that makes you feel better.  Go shop at WalMart and contribute to
their support of third-world companies employing children to sew their soccer
balls and gym shoes.  Does that make you feel better?

There are an awful lot of really important issues facing the US today, not least

of which involve the evolving status of gay and lesbian citizens and the
exercise of their full constitutional rights.  Certainly our anger and wrath
could be better aimed at issues that matter, and will make a difference.

For the record, I intend to support one of the DFL (Democratic) candidates for
governor in the Primary election in a couple of weeks, and the general election
in November.

My two cents.  Thanks Jake, love the group!

-eeyore

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>From: patrick ferguson
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>Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 4:16 PM
>Subject: [Peckers_Pics] TARGET Corporation Supporting Anti Gay Canidate
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>I myself just placed a call to TARGET Corporation, and expressed
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>Target CEO, Gregg Steinhafel and to senior staff daily.
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>Two days ago I shopped at Target for the last time. All the items I bought, I
>returned in protest of Target's $150,000 support of Tom Emmer, the anti-gay
>Republican candidate for governor in Minnesota. As a mom, I had to do this one
>person protest. My youngest son is gay, and I love him more than anything I
>could ever buy at Target. Video of my final shopping trip to Target was posted
>on YouTube and you can watch it here:http://www.youtube. com/watch?
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When I first learned that Target had donated $150,000 to support Tom Emmer, I
was shocked. Anger quickly followed and I knew I had to speak out. Thankfully,
there are many others who are speaking out with me. News of Target's support of
Emmer has gripped the progressive community across the nation.

I had felt good about shopping at Target before this news. Target always had a
strong presence at PRIDE and a 100% rating with the Human Rights Campaign. It is

important to me to support businesses that affirm their gay employees.

I called Target headquarters to ask them how they could give Emmer $150,000 when

they have prided themselves as a company that embraces diversity. I told them
they can't say they support the gay community in their workplace and then
financially back a candidate who will do all he can to deny their gay employees
their civil rights.
Minnesota is at a unique time right now. We are in the midst of our primary. On
August 12th, we will pick the Democrat candidate for governor. There are three
good people in that race and each one of them strongly supports marriage
equality. We have marriage equality within our reach if anyone of them wins in
November.

On the other side, the Republicans have already united behind Tom Emmer. He is
known for his anti-gay stands as a state legislator. He has consistently
supported a constitutional marriage amendment that defines marriage as one man,
one woman. He has also supported the Christian rock group, You Can Run But You
Can Not Hide, that shares anti-gay messages on the radio. Emmer as governor
would be a nightmare for anyone who longs to see the day of equality.
Target CEO, Gregg Steinhafel, personally supports Minnesota candidates like
Michele Bachmann. That does not surprise me and I realize that is his personal
money. However, when Target as a corporation writes the check, that crosses the
line. Then money spent at Target is quite literally money being spent to elect
Tom Emmer as Minnesota's next governor. For LGBT people and those who love them,

this is not acceptable. We must speak up and we must boycott, or Target's
$150,000 will just be the tip of the iceberg since corporations are now free to
give political donations.

I encourage you, please speak out with me. Call Target headquarters and ask to
speak to their executives or stop by your local Target and talk with the store
manager in person. Let them know you can't shop at a store that financially
supports anti-gay candidates. The gay community and its allies must draw a line
in the sand here or equality remains just a dream.

"Every gay and lesbian person who has been lucky enough to survive the turmoil
of growing up is a survivor. Survivors always have an obligation to those who
will face the same challenges."

 
....Jake
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Cracker Barrel ranked third worst in the Human Rights Campaign Index with a
score of 15. The company does not prohibit discrimination on the basis of
gender, provide partner benefits, or require diversity training that includes
sexual orientation.

Clear Channel
Dawson McAllister is a radio host who takes to the airwaves each week to
dispense advice to millions of American young adults. It's a show mixed with
advice, counseling, and pop music, drawing a large audience and being carried by

more than 160 radio stations around the country, including many Clear Channel
stations.
But does Dawson McAllister and his team of "helpline" counselors urge lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender young adults to try and cure themselves of their
sexual orientation or gender identity? It sure seems so, at least according to

an investigation conducted by Greg Kimball at KnowThyNeighbor. org. Kimball was
listening to McAllister's radio program this past week in Boston (where it runs
on Clear Channel-operated Kiss 108). On a whim he decided to call the helpline,
wondering how the spiritual counselors behind McAllister's radio program might
react to a teenager questioning their sexuality. What did he find out? That the

counselors who operate Dawson McAllister's "helpline" believe that homosexuality

is akin to murder and theft, and that homosexuality is as bad as drug addiction
and alcoholism. Worse, these same counselors referred callers to Exodus
International, the ex-gay therapy organization that has worked closely with
Ugandan legislators to stoke the homophobia necessary to push a bill that will
sentence LGBT people to death or prison. That sound of a record scratching? No,

that's not a pause in Clear Channel's top 40 music. It's the shock that a
company like Clear Channel, who has a fantastic rating from equal rights groups
like the Human Rights Campaign, might be distributing a radio program that tells

gay and lesbian youth that they are as bad as murderers.

AutoZone Inc.
America's number one retailer of auto parts and accessories" continues to refuse

domestic partner benefits for employees. AutoZone, a Fortune 500 company, also
has a history of being a hostile workforce to women and in 2006,was sued by the
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Brown-Forman Corp.
A Fortune 1000 Company, Brown-Forman distributes Jack Daniels, Southern Comfort,

Finlandia Vodkas, Herradura Tequila, Sonoma-Cutrer Wines, Fetzer Wines, Korbel
Champagne, Bolla Wines, Bonterra Wines, but provides no comfort to its gay and
lesbian employees, refusing even basic domestic partner benefits.
How They're Faring: B.F. is currently trading at $41.70, up marginally from
their mid-November 52 week low of $38 dollars, but over the past 10 years has
had an average of 8.3% growth annually.

Cinemark
Cinemark CEO Alan Stock, who donated $9,999 dollars to the Yes on 8 campaign.
Operating also under the name Tinseltown, CineArts and Century Theaters,
Cinemark delivers the sort of highbrow, artistic films that appeal to gays.
Despite multiple boycotts, including one at Sundance, neither Stock nor Cinemark

have pledged to change anything, other than to send out form letters saying, "It

would be inappropriate to influence our employees' position on personal issues
outside the work environment, especially on political, social or religious
activities," to people who write asking for Cinemark to take a stand.

Walmart Stores Inc.
Wal-Mart does not offer domestic partner benefits except in locations required
by law. In addition, while Wal-Mart is the largest retailer of books in the
country, it refuses to carry any LGBT-related titles. In 2008, after Christian
Conservative groups threatened a boycott, Wal-Mart left the National Gay and
Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, with a spokesperson saying the company had
decided not "to support or oppose highly controversial issues."
Domino’s Pizza
Another case of CEOs and management using their prominent position and hefty
salary to put down gays and lesbians, Domino's founder Tom Monaghan is a
co-founder of the Thomas More Law Center, which recently defended the San Diego

Fire Fighters who won a lawsuit claiming they were sexually harassed by being
forced to March in a gay pride parade. 

Coors Beer
Myth: The Coors family is separate from the brewery, so boycotting Coors won't
hurt the family.
Fact: All voting stock in the Adolph Coors Company is owned by the Adolph Coors

Jr. Trust. The Adolph Coors Jr. Trust is controlled by William Coors and his
nephews Peter and Jeffrey Coors. William Coors is the chairman of Adolph Coors
Co, Peter Coors is the director of Adolph Coors Co and chairman of Coors Brewing

Co and Jeffrey Coors is the CEO of Graphic Packaging International, formerly ACX

Technologies, a spin-off company which sells the brewery its paper and cardboard

packaging, worth $130 million in 2001. Jeffrey is also the chairman of Castle
Rock Foundation.

The Coors businesses make a lot of money. Salaries, bonuses, dividends and stock

options have funneled easily $100 million from the brewery to members of the
Coors family over the last ten years. Professional managers run the daily
operations, but the brewery is still the ongoing source of the Coors family
wealth and of their continuing funding of far right wing attacks on civil
rights.

When the late Joseph Coors' direct funding of far right wing groups such as the
Heritage Foundation became controversial, he and William Coors founded the
Adolph Coors Foundation to put up a paper wall between the brewery and their
gifts to far right wing causes. In 1993 the Castle Rock Foundation was split off

from the Adolph Coors Foundation, to remove the name of Coors from the more
controversial gifts. Castle Rock took over funding of the Heritage Foundation
and Free Congress. 

Adolph Coors Foundation and Castle Rock Foundation share the same board,
including William, Peter, Jeffrey and Holly Coors, and the same pool of assets.
Until 1997, both foundations were supported by a large block of Adolph Coors
Company stock. When articles in gay papers exposed the link between the stock,
Castle Rock Foundation and their support for anti-gay groups, the foundations
sold their Adolph Coors Co stock and bought an equivalent block of ACX
Technologies, Jeffrey Coors' spin-off company, stock they still hold.

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