To: President Donald Trump, The Pennsylvania State House, The Pennsylvania State Senate, Governor Tom Wolf, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
Why Is An Employer (Valmont Newmark) Suspending an Employee That is Exercising His Right To Displ...
Why is an employer (Valmont Newmark) suspending an employee that is exercising his right to display respect for the fallen. This is a Violation of Employees rights to freedom of Speech and expression. Review this news footage for yourself to see the wrongful way that this is being handled: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nW-tIDhKA6Y&list=UUYJYd6vcWVWE7XXoQofJB7g
Why is this important?
The reason why I am starting this petition is because my friend who was also the employee that was suspended by Valmont Newmark only because he was parking his motorcycle in the parking lot of that organization while he was working there. That memorial display is his genuine appreciation of all of the War-Fighters who are still fighting and for those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for our country. Walt already invited the management to check the display out by themselves so they could verify that there really was nothing dangerous about that display because it is only a plastic replica of an M-16.
He and his finance go to Send-Offs, Welcome Homes, Funerals, and other Veteran events to show their genuine appreciation for the soldiers that make those sacrifices. It is Walt's right to display his Freedom of Speech on his motorcycle and it really honors all of the service members who have served and those that are still serving! If Walt's organization does not reinstate him back to work, then that could also be classified as a Discrimination towards an employee that is honoring his finance's disability.
I am prepared as a friend of Walt and a Veteran brother of Cindy to inform the O'Reilly Factor and the CNN News about this because this is truly the wrong way for any organization to treat any worker. Just the negative publicity alone should get some kind of action started because all of this is really wrong! This is the Video URL of the news footage concerning this matter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nW-tIDhKA6Y&list=UUYJYd6vcWVWE7XXoQofJB7g
If there is any worries about the company trying to be on the safe side concerning that bike, then why is there not any metal detectors that would indicate any metal items being brought into the workplace that could be real weapons? This is all completely wrong and I think that our Government Officials need to check into this matter and request that this organization will allow Walt to continue to drive his bike to that workplace and park it on company property because that bike would never be brought inside of the shop areas of the workplace.
He and his finance go to Send-Offs, Welcome Homes, Funerals, and other Veteran events to show their genuine appreciation for the soldiers that make those sacrifices. It is Walt's right to display his Freedom of Speech on his motorcycle and it really honors all of the service members who have served and those that are still serving! If Walt's organization does not reinstate him back to work, then that could also be classified as a Discrimination towards an employee that is honoring his finance's disability.
I am prepared as a friend of Walt and a Veteran brother of Cindy to inform the O'Reilly Factor and the CNN News about this because this is truly the wrong way for any organization to treat any worker. Just the negative publicity alone should get some kind of action started because all of this is really wrong! This is the Video URL of the news footage concerning this matter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nW-tIDhKA6Y&list=UUYJYd6vcWVWE7XXoQofJB7g
If there is any worries about the company trying to be on the safe side concerning that bike, then why is there not any metal detectors that would indicate any metal items being brought into the workplace that could be real weapons? This is all completely wrong and I think that our Government Officials need to check into this matter and request that this organization will allow Walt to continue to drive his bike to that workplace and park it on company property because that bike would never be brought inside of the shop areas of the workplace.