[lg policy] More on Whole Foods controversy...

Harold Schiffman hfsclpp at GMAIL.COM
Tue Jun 11 14:33:01 UTC 2013


 Susana Martinez Glad Whole Foods Reviewing Language
Policy<http://news.google.com/news/url?sr=1&sa=t&ct2=us%2F0_0_s_0_0_t&usg=AFQjCNEmtrAB9xBDsf7t1CsQrinVF5gGrw&did=cd475ac8dbbe70af&sig2=CdAaoOYsFPR8oYi_0l-Jyg&cid=52778176147151&ei=1zS3UbD1J4W2tweNRg&rt=STORY&vm=STANDARD&url=http%3A%2F%2Flatino.foxnews.com%2Flatino%2Fpolitics%2F2013%2F06%2F10%2Fsusana-martinez-glad-whole-foods-reviewing-language-policy%2F>
Fox News Latino - Jun 10, 2013
 Gov. Susana Martinez has chimed in on the Whole Foods controversy that
erupted in her home state of New Mexico last week. The organic grocery
chain came under fire after two Albuquerque workers said they were
suspended after complaining about the *...*
   Whole Foods reviewing language policy amid NM
flap<http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/articleGallery/Whole-Foods-reviewing-language-policy-amid-NM-flap-4586815.php>
San Francisco Chronicle - Jun 7, 2013
 A Whole Foods Market in Albuquerque, N.M. is shown Thursday June 6, 2013
during lunch time. Two empl. A Whole Foods Market in Albuquerque, N.M. is
shown Thursday June 6, 2013 during lunch time. Two employees at this
Albuquerque store say they *...*
  <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2337801/Whole-Foods-store-Albuquerque-faces-criticism-allegedly-suspending-employees-complained-stores-English-language-policy.html>
 Whole Foods store in Albuquerque faces criticism after allegedly
suspending two *...*<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2337801/Whole-Foods-store-Albuquerque-faces-criticism-allegedly-suspending-employees-complained-stores-English-language-policy.html>
Daily Mail - Jun 7, 2013
 It all started at a recent employee meeting at the Whole Foods store
located on Wyoming Boulevard when a manager brought up the store's policy.
The manager said that Spanish was not to be spoken during work hours. Two
employees, Bryan Baldizan and *...*
   Whole Foods Takes To Twitter To Dispute English-Only
Policy<http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2013/06/07/whole-foods-takes-to-twitter-to-dispute-english-only-policy/>
Fox News Latino - Jun 7, 2013
 A dispute between two workers and their employers at a Whole Foods Market
in New Mexico over speaking Spanish on the job has led to a boycott from an
activist group and prompted the corporate office of the grocery store chain
to launch an offensive on *...*
  <http://abcnews.go.com/Business/foods-forbid-employees-speaking-foreign-languages/story?id=19348401>
 Whole Foods Says It Does Not Forbid Employees From Speaking Foreign
*...*<http://abcnews.go.com/Business/foods-forbid-employees-speaking-foreign-languages/story?id=19348401>
ABC News - Jun 7, 2013
 Whole Foods is on the defensive, saying it does not have "no foreign
languages spoken" policies in any of its stores after two workers in New
Mexico say they were suspended for speaking Spanish. The two employees at a
Whole Foods Market store in *...*
  <http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/NM-gov-glad-Whole-Foods-reviewing-language-rule-4586815.php>
 NM gov. glad Whole Foods reviewing language
rule<http://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/NM-gov-glad-Whole-Foods-reviewing-language-rule-4586815.php>
San Francisco Chronicle - Jun 7, 2013
 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez says she's glad
Whole Foods Market is reviewing its employee language policy after two of
its Spanish-speaking workers in Albuquerque were suspended. Martinez is a
Republican and the *...*
   New Mexico Whole Foods workers say they were suspended over
Spanish<http://www.chron.com/business/article/New-Mexico-Whole-Foods-workers-say-they-were-4585193.php>
Houston Chronicle - Jun 7, 2013
 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Two employees at a Whole Foods Market store in
Albuquerque say they were suspended last month after complaining about
being told they couldn't speak Spanish to each on the job. Bryan Baldizan
said he and a female employee *...*
   Whole Foods faces boycott over English-only work
policy<http://www.nbcnews.com/business/whole-foods-faces-boycott-over-english-only-work-policy-6C10240842>
NBCNews.com (blog) - Jun 7, 2013
 Whole Foods Market, threatened with a national boycott over its
English-only language policy for workers on the job, said on Friday it was
reviewing the rules after two Spanish-speaking workers in New Mexico
claimed they were suspended for complaining.
   Whole Foods Bans Spanish at Store, Employees
Say<http://abcnews.go.com/Business/video/whole-foods-bans-spanish-at-store-employees-say-19347544>
ABC News - Jun 7, 2013
 Whole Foods Bans Spanish at Store, Employees Say. Workers at a New Mexico
store claim they were docked for speaking Spanish on the job. 01:16 |
06/07/2013. Share: Transcript for Whole Foods Bans Spanish at Store,
Employees Say. It's a claim by two *...*
   Workers say Whole Foods banned use of
Spanish<http://www.freep.com/article/20130607/BUSINESS07/306070040/Whole-Foods-Spanish-ban>
Detroit Free Press - Jun 7, 2013
 Did Whole Foods tell two employees not to speak Spanish to each other on
the job? The employees insist it did – and they say they were suspended
from their jobs at a Whole Foods Market store in Albuquerque last month
because of this policy. The company *...*
   Whole Foods Allegedly Suspends Workers For Complaining About Spanish *...
*<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/06/whole-foods-spanish-workers-suspends_n_3397491.html>
Huffington Post - Jun 6, 2013
 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Two employees at a Whole Foods Market store in
Albuquerque say they were suspended last month after complaining about
being told they couldn't speak Spanish to each other while on the job — a
claim the company says *...*
   Supermarket suspends workers for speaking Spanish on the
job<http://blogs.theprovince.com/2013/06/06/supermarket-suspends-workers-for-speaking-spanish-on-the-job/>
The Province - Jun 6, 2013
 Two Whole Foods employees at an Albuquerque, New Mexico store were
suspended after they complained about the company's policy barring workers
from speaking Spanish to each other. Hmm…how do you say “Kale-flavoured
Rice Dream” en Español?
   Whole Foods disputes NM workers' language
claims<http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2013-06-06/whole-foods-disputes-nm-workers-language-claims>
Businessweek - Jun 6, 2013
 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Whole Foods Market Inc. is disputing claims from
two employees at one of its Albuquerque stores, who say they were suspended
last month after complaining about being told they couldn't speak Spanish
to each other while on *...*
   Should Retail's Selling Floors Encourage
English-Only?<http://www.retailwire.com/news-article/16822/should-retails-selling-floors-encourage-english-only>
RetailWire - Jun 10, 2013
 Whole Foods Market last week indicated it was reviewing its employee
language policy after two of its Spanish-speaking workers in New Mexico
said they were suspended for complaining about it. Whole Foods officials
insisted that the employees at its *...*
   A list of other famous leakers in recent
history<http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/story/22543841/a-list-of-other-famous-leakers-in-recent-history>
MyFox Phoenix - Jun 9, 2013
 Apple says its long-expected music streaming service will be called iTunes
Radio and come free with advertisements included. Apple unveiled an
Internet radio service called iTunes Radio on Monday and said the service
will personalize listeners' music *...*
   Whole Foods Denies Banning Spanish Among
Employees<http://www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com/latino-daily-news/details/whole-foods-denies-banning-spanish-among-employees/25022/>
Hispanically Speaking News - Jun 9, 2013
 The Whole Foods Market chain has denied banning the use of Spanish or any
other language except English among employees, but promised to review its
current policy amid a controversy that has even sparked threats of a
boycott. The Austin, Texas-based *...*
   Whole Foods Market Examines Language Policy Amid
Backlash<http://lasvegas.cbslocal.com/2013/06/07/whole-foods-market-examines-language-policy-amid-backlash/>
CBS Local - Jun 8, 2013
 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (CBS Las Vegas/AP) - A local grassroots organization is
claiming that employees of one Whole Foods Market location have been
prohibited from speaking Spanish while working. ProgressNow New Mexico
asserted on their website *...*
   Is Whole Foods in a Whole Lot of
Trouble?<http://wallstcheatsheet.com/stocks/is-whole-foods-in-a-whole-lot-of-trouble.html/>
Wall St. Cheat Sheet - Jun 8, 2013
 Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ:WFM) could be in hot water if it fails to talk
its way (in English) out of this one. The company's English-only language
policy is now under the microscope after two employees at an Albuquerque
Whole Foods store alleged that *...*
   Whole Foods to review foreign language rule for
employees<http://www.tulsaworld.com/article.aspx/Whole_Foods_to_review_foreign_language_rule_for_employees/20130608_53_E6_ULNSbM295461>
Tulsa World - Jun 8, 2013
 President Obama tried to reassure an uneasy public Friday by saying that
the government is not listening in on our calls. Even if that is true, and
it likely is, it still does not assuage all our fears concerning this
latest scandal. Storage Wars · Huckabee calls for *...*
   Whole Foods told to let workers speak
Spanish<http://www.chieftain.com/business/whole-foods-told-to-let-workers-speak-spanish/article_21cdb77c-cfe7-11e2-a8a0-001a4bcf887a.html>
Pueblo Chieftain - Jun 8, 2013
 A Whole Foods Market in Albuquerque, N.M., is at the center of a debate
over whether companies can ban workers from speaking Spanish on the job.
(AP Photo/Russell Contreras). Posted: Saturday, June 8, 2013 1:00 am. Whole
Foods told to let workers *...*
   Two workers say they were punished for not speaking English on the
job<http://www.cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/vid_7948.shtml>
WPEC - Jun 7, 2013
 Albuquerque, NM -- 2 workers at a whole foods store say they were
suspended for speaking Spanish. However, a spokesman for the company says
"Whole Foods Market does not have "no foreign languages spoken" policies in
any of their stores." But, one *...*
   Policy review, in any
tongue<http://news.investors.com/060713-659307-policy-review-in-any-tongue.htm>
Investor's Business Daily - Jun 7, 2013
 Upscale health food grocer Whole Foods Market (WFM) said it's reviewing
its policy after 2 employees at a N.M. location were suspended after
speaking Spanish on the job. The supermarket said it didn't suspend them
for speaking Spanish, but for "rude" *...*
   Another Spanish-Speaking Dust Up in New
Mexico<http://www.krwg.org/post/another-spanish-speaking-dust-new-mexico>
KRWG - Jun 7, 2013
 Earlier this spring it was the high school baseball umpire who threatened
to eject players who spoke Spanish. There was a similar incident at the
state high school tennis championships. Now New Mexico is back in the news
for another Spanish-language dust *...*
  <http://www.latinospost.com/articles/20975/20130607/whole-foods-workers-banned-speaking-spanish-work-employees.htm>
 Whole Foods Workers Banned From Speaking Spanish At Work Say
Employees<http://www.latinospost.com/articles/20975/20130607/whole-foods-workers-banned-speaking-spanish-work-employees.htm>
Latinos Post - Jun 7, 2013
 Two Whole Foods Market workers in Albuquerque are accusing their store
managers of discriminating against Spanish speakers. The two employees say
their manager forbade them from speaking Spanish at work, and when they
questioned it, they were *...*
   Whole Foods Reviews Its Language
Policy<http://www.kutnews.org/post/whole-foods-reviews-its-language-policy>
KUT News - Jun 7, 2013
 Austin-based Whole Foods Market says it will revisit its policy on
speaking foreign languages after two Albuquerque employees claimed they
were suspended for speaking Spanish to each other while on the job. Whole
Foods said, in a bilingual statement on *...*
  <http://theweek.com/article/index/245352/did-whole-foods-fire-workers-for-speaking-spanish>
 Did Whole Foods fire workers for speaking
Spanish?<http://theweek.com/article/index/245352/did-whole-foods-fire-workers-for-speaking-spanish>
The Week Magazine - Jun 7, 2013
 atino activists in New Mexico have launched a boycott against Whole Foods
over what they say is an English-only language policy for workers on the
job. The spat started when two employees in one of the organic grocery
chain's stores, in Albuquerque, said *...*
  <http://www.policymic.com/articles/47115/whole-foods-english-only-policy-is-not-xenophobic>
 Whole Foods English Only: Policy is Not
Xenophobic<http://www.policymic.com/articles/47115/whole-foods-english-only-policy-is-not-xenophobic>
PolicyMic - Jun 7, 2013
 After two Whole Foods employees in Albuquerque sent in a letter of
dissatisfaction to their boss, they were suspended for a day from work.
What was the issue of contention? Whole Foods' English-only policy.
According to the company website, Whole Foods *...*
  <http://www.hngn.com/articles/4794/20130607/whole-foods-workers-suspended-violating-english-policy-video.htm>
 Whole Foods Workers Suspended For Violating 'English Only' Policy
(VIDEO)<http://www.hngn.com/articles/4794/20130607/whole-foods-workers-suspended-violating-english-policy-video.htm>
Headlines & Global News - Jun 7, 2013
 Two employees were suspended for a day for conversing in Spanish in
Albuquerque according to Gawker. The two reportedly worked at a Whole Food
Market store and the company follows a "English-only" policy. "I couldn't
believe it. All we did was say we *...*
   Whole Foods faces flap over Spanish-speaking
employees<http://www.telegram.com/article/20130607/NEWS/306079694/1002/business>
Worcester Telegram - Jun 7, 2013
 AUSTIN, Texas — Two employees at a Whole Foods Market store in
Albuquerque, N.M., say they were suspended last month after complaining
about being told they couldn't speak Spanish to each other while on the
job. The incident touched off talk of a *...*
  Whole Foods reviewing language policy amid NM flap - ABC 33/40
*...*<http://www.abc3340.com/story/22533414/nm-gov-glad-whole-foods-reviewing-language-rule>
Alabama's News Leader - Jun 7, 2013
 Friday, June 7, 2013 3:39 PM EST. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras). A Whole
Foods Market in Albuquerque, N.M. is shown Thursday June 6, 2013 during
lunch time. NationalMore>> · Authorities: Texas actress arrested in ricin
case · Authorities: Texas actress *...*


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