LULAC THREATENS TO BOYCOTT WHOLE FOODS MARKETS IF THE COMPANY'S EMPLOYEE LANGUAGE POLICY ISN'T CHANGED IN ONE WEEK. TWO ALBUQUERQUE EMPLOYEES COMPLAINED THEY WERE SUSPENDED FOR A DAY AFTER BEING TOLD THEY COULDN'T SPEAK SPANISH TO EACH OTHER ON THE JOB. WHOLE FOODS SAYS IT'S REVIEWING ITS POLICY THAT REQUIRES ENGLISH SPEAKING EMPLOYEES TO SPEAK ENGLISH TO CUSTOMERS AND CO-WORKERS WHILE ON THE CLOCK … UNLESS A CUSTOMER SPEAKS ANOTHER LANGUAGE.
THE POLICY IS UP FOR REVIEW AT NEXT WEEK'S ALL-LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE. A SPOKESPERSON SAYS THE TWO EMPLOYEES WEREN'T SUSPENDED FOR SPEAKING SPANISH, BUT FOR BEING DISRESPECTFUL AT WORK.
