#shorts On 11/29/2022, Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas on Senate’s antitrust committee led a grilling of the CEOs of Kroger and Albertsons over their planned $25 billion grocery megamerger. Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen told the committee that these investments into lowering grocery prices and increasing wages for employees would be spread out in a four-year time frame. Cotton asked, “I would have to ask: are you still requiring employees to wear the apron with the rainbow heart symbol on it?”
McMullen: … the heart is a symbol of art the Kroger’s fundamental purpose is to feed the human spirit … the colors were not tied to any specific thing
Cotton: well I’m not sure I believe that because it was introduced during pride month as a supposed sign of inclusivity and a federal judge didn’t agree with it either that’s why he rejected your company’s motion motion for summary judgment and you just paid 180 000 to two employees that you wrongly terminated by the way would you like to offer an apology here to Brenda Lawson and Trudy Richard for the ordeal they went through?
McMullen: I would need to understand more of the details
Cotton: so is it the case that you are still requiring all employees without accommodation to wear this apron with the rainbow heart?
McMullen: if you look at the our apron would be required for all associates to wear consistently across the company does it or does it not still include the symbol for which you just paid 180 000 to settle an EECO lawsuit against your company it would include a heart on it senator
Cotton: and having settled that lawsuit are you now going to grant accommodations to employees who don’t wish to display a symbol that they may perceive as not aligned with their moral and Christian views
McMullen: senator I will thank you for the question I will need to follow back up with our team with more of the details.
other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/NTJ7fX9uqO0
Still requiring employees to wear apron with the rainbow heart symbol? not aligned Christian views