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December 27, 2021

Did We Dodge A Bullet? NY Congressman Ritchie Torres Introduces Travel Ban For Unvaxxed

Yes, A New York Congressman Actually Introduced a Bill To Remove The Inalienable Right To Travel!!!   Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15) Introduced HR-4980 in August of 2021, a bill that luckily went nowhere, but is still important to understand. I have gone through and highlighted four areas of concerning language in …

December 27, 2021

BOYCOTT: [Smuckers] Employee With Cancer Asked About Personal Health

Hello, I have been with the company 4.5 years.   I asked for a religious exemption because my doctors wouldn’t sign off on the medical form.   I have a type of cancer that can’t be treated with regular medical care, and I just went through another surgery on the 15th.   Because …

December 23, 2021

BOYCOTT: [Smuckers] Story Of A Loyal Employee…

As a 27 year Information Systems employee of the JM Smucker Co I am being separated from the company for refusing to comply with their vaccine mandates. Funny thing is before this pandemic the company touted their flexible work from home policies where it was agreed upon with managers discretion. …

December 23, 2021

BOYCOTT: [Smuckers] Failure To Reasonably Accommodate

As of December 16th I am forbidden on the Smucker campus and am placed on unpaid leave until the end of January when the company will reevaluate to see if I will continue to be an ‘undue hardship’.  I have been on campus at Smuckers four days a week since …

December 23, 2021

BOYCOTT:[Smuckers] “C’s” Story

I have been working for Smucker’s for almost 14 years. Sad to say I will be involuntarily separately December 15 for refusing to be vaccinated for COVID. I submitted a religious exemption and it was denied. I asked why it was denied and they basically said I can’t inquire about …

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