1. The largest supermarket chain in the United States, @kroger, has banned employees from wearing small pins that say "Black Lives Matter"
Instead, Kroger says they can wear company-produced wristbands that say "Standing Together" or "Diversity"
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@kroger 2. @kroger's CEO, Rodney McMullen, has publicly positioned the company as a champion of the Black Lives Matter movement
"We must use our voice to express we are against racism, and injustice in the black community," McMullen said in a June 5 video
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3. The @UFCW has filed an unfair labor practice against @kroger for banning the buttons.
@kroger says it is just enforcing its dress code that does not allow "text or large logos"
But Kroger itself distributed "Pride" buttons in June.
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4. Some employees continue to wear the button despite the ban. I talked to one. She said that the wristbands were "corporate nonsense."
"When I got that explanation, I wasn't satisfied. It seems like we are protecting the feelings of racist people"
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5. Corporations are eager to talk about Black Lives Matter and issues of racial justice to improve their corporate image.
But their words are often not backed up by action.
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