Immigrant Workers Stunned to Be Fired After Skipping Work for Protest
Will Racke reports at the Daily Caller:
More than 20 immigrant workers in Michigan were stunned to find themselves out of a job after they skipped work to attend a "Day Without Immigrants" rally in February.
The former employees of Detroit-area auto parts maker EZ Industrial Solutions LLC say they were wrongfully fired, despite warnings from company management that there would be repercussions for missing work without permission.
"EZ Industrial Solutions says it acted within the law when it fired the workers," the Daily Caller states.
"Operations manager Jordan Yoder defended the company's actions in an e-mailed statement to the Free Press: 'The law is quite clear that employees can't just not show up to work when the're expected, and also that they are not free to participate in political, non-work related protests during their work day without consequences'."
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