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Modern School: Wisconsin Worker Sent Home For Wearing Union Shirt to Work

Modern School: Wisconsin Worker Sent Home For Wearing Union Shirt to Work:

Wisconsin Worker Sent Home For Wearing Union Shirt to Work


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An employee of the Lincoln Hills School in Irma, Wisconsin, was sent home without pay last week for wearing a union t-shirt on the job, according to the Waussau Daily Herald. The employee was Ron McAllister, a youth counselor, who was wearing a t-shirt and jacket with an American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) logo.

The state Department of Corrections, which oversees the school, opened an investigation into