Friday, January 13, 2012

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


(Image from Flickr, by Buschap)
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