Union cans stagehand at Obamanation for Bush T-Shirt

[Revere]

George H.W. Bush, that is, the aircraft carrier.

Ah, the working class, indeed.

Union Fires Stage Hand for Wearing Bush Hat and Shirt - Big Government

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A stage worker setting up the stage was fired for refusing to remove his hat and turn his sweatshirt inside out and the reason? The shirt hat and shirt both had the name “Bush” printed on them but not just any Bush but, that of George H.W. Bush.

The IATSE (Local 33) union fired the worker even after he explained the shirt to his bosses. The shirt didn’t explicitly support George H.W Bush but that of the aircraft carrier named after the former President and the aircraft carrier his son has served on for the past many years and is currently deployed. The union worker was interviewed on KTLA Channel 5 locally in Los Angeles.


The stage hand was identified as Duane Hammet and a distraught Hammet can be seen during his interview very distraught as his support for his son and his service becoming the center piece to his firing.

 

[Quantum Windbag]

I cannot wait until he sues them for discrimination.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

When they call themselves Progressives it means progressing toward Fascism.

 

[Missourian]

Despicable.

 

[Jeremy]

How did I not see this thread before I posted mine?

Anyway...

Man Fired for Wearing Bush Sweatshirt at Obama Rally - The News Blog with Eric Spillman - KTLA.COM

James Wright, a business representative from IATSE Local 33, says the union is still investigating what happened.

"If he was sent home because of the sweatshirt, he will be paid for the day," he said.

At least his union entitlements won't be infringed upon.

 

[Sallow]

I could get fired at my job for wearing inappropriate shirts as well..

 

[Quantum Windbag]

I could get fired at my job for wearing inappropriate shirts as well..

What is inappropriate about wearing a t-shirt depicting the ship your son serves on?

 

[Sallow]

I could get fired at my job for wearing inappropriate shirts as well..

What is inappropriate about wearing a t-shirt depicting the ship your son serves on?

I felt the same way about wearing band t-shirts. One guy got fired for wearing a sex-pistols shirt on a Saturday.

Why? We had brits all around..and he was asked to turn it inside out.

He refused.

Bye.

 

[Missourian]

I could get fired at my job for wearing inappropriate shirts as well..

What is inappropriate about wearing a t-shirt depicting the ship your son serves on?

I felt the same way about wearing band t-shirts. One guy got fired for wearing a sex-pistols shirt on a Saturday.

Why? We had brits all around..and he was asked to turn it inside out.

He refused.

Bye.

Not too sure a Sex-Pistols shirt and a U.S.S. George H.W. Bush Shirt are exactly analogous.

These were all Americans setting up a rally for the American President and fire a guy for wearing the representation of an American Warship that as the C-in-C the President ostensibly commands.

Stupidity of the highest order. (EDIT- the firing, not your analogy)