That sniveling NCCI Company reneged.
They will doubtless be back with other measures in the future, the leopard
can't change its spots.
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NCCI Changes Position,
Gives Employees American Flags
(Boca Raton, FL) NCCI Holdings, Inc., today announced that it has changed its
position on flags in its workplace and offered any employees who wanted them
American flags and red-white-and-blue lapel ribbons as they entered the
workplace this morning.
President & CEO Bill Schrempf said he was meeting with employees this
morning to explain the company's change and apologize for not permitting them to
display the American flag on Friday during the National Day of Prayer and
Remembrance.
In announcing the change, Schrempf indicated that NCCI's senior management
team met over the weekend and decided to reverse the company's longstanding
position, which had been intended to protect employees.
This morning, the company took the following actions concerning the display
of the American flag by its employees:
1. Any interested employee can display
an American flag on their desktop. Flags will be provided for this purpose, if
employees would like to have one to display.
2. Red, white & blue lapel
remembrance ribbons are being provided for those who want to wear them.
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Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 9:36
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Subject: [CTRL] U.S. Flag Offensive?
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-Caveat Lector-
[Note. Thanks to the several who
forwarded this, see below for email
addresses for NCCI, thanks to Chester L
McWhorter Sr. - Tony]
Monday, September 17
More from
TheWire
Saturday, September 15
NCCI pulls workers'
flags
By Phil Galewitz, Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Saturday,
September 15, 2001
http://www.gopbi.com/partners/pbpost/epaper/editions/saturday/business_3.html
On
a day of national mourning and prayer, a Boca Raton company had
its
managers confiscate some American flags from employees' cubicles,
saying
other workers might find them offensive.
NCCI Holdings Inc.,
a company that compiles 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,"
Chief Executive
Officer Bill Schrempf said Friday in a memo to
employees.
Several employees complained about the flag prohibition. One
employee said
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.
"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
that also 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."
NCCI spokesman Michael Bullard said 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.
Palm Beach Gardens human
resources consultant Rita Craig said companies
need to understand that
"right now, more than ever, people want to
celebrate the fact that they're
American."
"Let's face it, this is the United States. Our flag
signifies our freedom,"
Craig said. "It's not saying that other countries
are bad."
Other large Palm Beach County employers, including Delray
Beach-based
Office Depot and the Palm Beach County School District, allowed
their
workers to display the flag at their desks.
At FPL Group Inc.
in Juno Beach, some employees were given small flags,
said Pat Davis, a
company spokeswoman.
At Office Depot, the company sent an e-mail to
employees Thursday
encouraging them to wear red, white and blue clothing on
Friday, said
company spokesman Lauren Garvey.
NCCI observed a moment
of silence at noon Friday, gathering its workers in
the headquarters'
atrium. The company also has offered to help businesses
affected by the
terrorist attacks. The attacks at the World Trade Center
and Pentagon will
generate thousands of workers compensation claims.
NCCI said it was not
directly affected by Tuesday's terrorist attack,
though some employees lost
family and friends, Bullard said.
Gov. Jeb Bush this week urged all
Floridians with flags to fly them. Radio
stations and various groups have
urged Americans to display the flag this
week as a sign of national
strength and unity.
NCCI is the only Florida company named in the 2001
Best Workplace for
Financial Professionals by CFO magazine in its September
issue. It was
singled out for its "quality of work life."
NCCI's
"company practices enable each employee to create for themselves the
proper
balance of work and family life," CFO said.
NCCI provides on-site
amenities, including child care, gym and a Starbucks
cafe. It also has an
employee-community volunteer program and flexible
work
scheduling.
Staff writers Dan Weil, Amy Martinez and Jeff
Ostrowski contributed to this
story.
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Via Chester L
McWhorter Sr:
NCCI Contacts
For those of you interested, here is
a list of contacts at NCCI, the
organization that is confiscating
American flags from its employees. have
already expressed my
outrage to each of them.
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