HRC Gives Us Ten Worst Companies for LGBT Employees

The HRC runs a yearly assessment of over three hundred companies that employ over nine million people. It looks at the company’s policies regarding LGBT employees and determines those places that are safe and supportive. It also looks at the places that offer no protection to their LGBT employees. In these times, a focus on the bad companies is strategically smart. Economic downturns make boycotts scarier. So we need to be threatening this kind of negative action against discriminating companies.

Here are some companies that are good to look at for boycott efforts:

Auto Zone

Auto Zone does not provide same-sex partner benefits and does not prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender. If you’ve ever been in need of an affordable auto part, there are plenty of retailers competing for your business. Auto Zone should be off our list.

Cracker Barrel

I hate these places and think they are very depressing, but sometimes you are driving around that dead zone that often happens near airports and there’s nothing but a Cracker Barrel lying around. Keep moving. This company does not offer benefits, prevent descrimination based on gender and does not provide sensitivity training regarding sexual diversity.

Exxon

I have trouble finding a gas company I can trust. And Shell is definitely out of the picture because of their brutal slaughter of the Ogoni people in Nigeria. Well Exxon is also out. This company is the single worst LGBT employer on HRC’s list. Exxon does not prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity and does not provide spousal health benefits to same-sex partners.

Today, as you move about your home town. Think boycott. HRC gives us the information, now we have to do the action.

http://www.365gay.com/blog/ruby-sachs-hrc-gives-us-ten-worst-companies-for-lgbt-employees/

http://www.hrc.org/documents/HRC_Corporate_Equality_Index_2010.pdf">Here is the .pdf concerning all the companies they audited. I find the high proportion of yellow-to-white encouraging, and even though there's a lot of work to be done, it certainly gives proof that the tired old "Americans are against rights for GLBT workers" meme is statistically incorrect.

Oswego "Also good for investment purposes" Atheist

ARCO (formerly Atlantic-Richfield) is now a subsidiary of British Petroleum. BP's US presence is BP America, located in Houston, TX.

BP America scores a perfect 100 in the 2010 CEI rating, and also had a 100 rating in the 2009 index.

So, I'll continue to buy my gas at ARCO stations.


I think CVS Caremark (owner of all the CVS Pharmacy locations in America) is pretty good as well with a score of 90. So, I'll continue to shop there.

Pretty obvious why (my location).

I've also been told that Home Depot is NOT the place you want to be openly GBLT. A good friend is making the accusation (through the EEOC) that she was targeted solely for her sexuality - and she was, and her documentation is outstanding, as were all of her company reviews until a coworker/supervisor "caught" her out with her partner.

So I shop at Lowe's if I have to big-box it at all.

...and got off relatively easily...phuck them.

Auto Zone is off my list of places to buy parts from.

I think we all kinda knew Cracker Barrel was run by wankers. Weren't they in trouble in the last few years for discriminating against racial discrimination?