Whole Foods Revises Language Policy Amid Uproar
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M – Whole Foods announced Friday that the organic grocery chain has revised its employee language policy following the suspension of two Spanish-speaking Albuquerque employees as it faces threats of national boycotts from Latino groups and a slew of online petitions.
Whole Foods Market Inc. Co-CEO Walter Robb said in a blog post Friday that the recent “unfortunate incident” in Albuquerque prompted the Austin, Texas-based company to revise a policy that “does not reflect and is not in alignment with the spirit of this company.”
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