Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 22:13:09 -0400
To: Matthew Gaylor <freematt@coil.com>
From: Matthew Gaylor <freematt@coil.com>
Subject: Florida Company Bans Stars & Stripes!
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[Note from Matthew Gaylor:  It is the right of a business to set any 
sort of rules they wish.  Conversely it is also a right for other 
businesses and individuals to boycott any anti-patriotic company.  I 
urge you to take the time and call or write NCCI Holdings, Inc.]

From: charmuth@incor.com
To: <gopnewsandviews@incor.com>
Subject: Florida Company Bans Stars & Stripes!
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 18:11:03 -0700




Sunday, September 16, 2001
Florida Company Bans Old Glory From Offices

In a shocking example of out-of-control political correctness, a Boca Raton,
Florida company ordered managers to confiscate American flags from
employees' desks, calling them "divisive" symbols that might offend
someone's tender sensibilities.

At a time when Americans all across the nation were being asked to display
Old Glory in honor of the thousands who died in New York and Washington
Tuesday, this outrageous assault on the company's employees' patriotism was
justified by a top official of NCCI Holdings, Inc. as a gesture of
compassion for those employees who might be offended by the sight of a flag
for which tens of thousands of Americans laid down their lives to defend in
past wars.

The company which monitors workers compensation insurance data, told its 850
Boca Raton employees that displays of nationalism had no place in the
office.

"Divisive statements or actions, political or religious discussions and
anything else that could be divisive or mean different things to different
people are not appropriate in our work environment," wrote Chief Executive
Officer Bill Schrempf in a memo to employees, according to the Palm Beach
Post.

"It just boggles my mind that here in America or anywhere in America, one
would be restricted from displaying it," one employee wrote in an e-mail to
Schrempf a copy of which was sent to The Palm Beach Post. "Too many people
these days, including yourself, it seems, seem to forget what the flag
symbolizes and that many men and women served to defend that flag. I think
you should show a little more respect."

Incredibly, one employee told the Post she was suspended and told to go home
Friday morning when she refused to remove a small flag from her desk. The
company refused to confirm whether it had asked any employees to leave, the
Post reported.

NCCI spokesman Michael Bullard told the Post the company has a long-standing
policy of prohibiting employees from bringing political or religious symbols
into the workplace.

Fewer than 10 flags were removed from cubicles, Bullard said. "It seems to
me only a small number of people are upset about this," he said.

Perhaps readers would like to let NCCI know that far more than a few people
are upset over this disgusting display of anti-American bigotry. Their
address is 750 Park of Commerce Drive, Boca Raton, FL 33487 and their phone
numbers are (561) 994-8572 and (561) 997-1000. You can e-mail them through
their website: www.ncci.com


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