Kilted to protest

[parpin]

The CHUM the University of Montreal hospital center, syndicated employes have decided to go to work kilted to protest against the new dress code forbiding mainly wearing the bermuda in other things.

Here is the article (written in french) from the local newspaper :
http://tinyurl.com/lxtgds

My best friend, a well known radio announcer, will do an interview with me this afternoon on that matter. That will be a good accasion to promote live that type of cloth.

[Chas]

I wish you well, but fear that management will get their own way in the end. The employer pays the wages and can dictate what the employee wears while doing the job on their premises. In the end if they cite 'Health and Safety', then the employee has lost.

Regards

Chas

[McFarkus]

A novel way to protest. Good work!

[Galician]

I wish you the best of luck in your protest. My employer also has banned the wearing of shorts, and I'm wearing a kilt in place of it. The managers in my office say that it's okay, and I am in compliance with the regulations the company issued! (I have a thread on this, wish I knew how to link it.)

[2176agp]

My best friend, a well known radio announcer, will do an interview with me this afternoon on that matter. That will be a good accasion to promote live that type of cloth.

Bonne chance, mon frère en kilt! I wish you well on the radio interview and the protest.

I always thought that dress codes at work were dumb

T

[JolyStNicholas]

Best luck to ya in your protest. Let's hope your employer see's the lite!

[Kiltman]

Fascinating! Now the kilt is a protest item. What a versatile garment.

[Leprechaun 91]

Fascinating! Now the kilt is a protest item. What a versatile garment.

I thin one might have seen it as such during proscription.

[Rollo]

Very good way !

[Ruanaidh]

dans l'anglais:

Unionized employees of CHUM decided to come to work in kilts to protest against the new dress policy that prohibits the wearing of shorts.

This initiative is the latest in a series of actions to contest the new standards set by the establishment in June. A boycott followed the introduction of the policy as well as theme days where employees were encouraged to wear caps and blue jeans, in protest against the list of prohibited clothing.

Although a majority complied without complaint, some continue to oppose it. On the website of Union of Employees of CHUM, affiliated with the CSN, some have posted photos of their "man skirts”.

The protest originally took place following the suspension of an employee, from the merchandize receiving department, who wore Bermuda shorts earlier this summer.

There was only one suspension, but notices were issued to employees who protested too strongly.
The new policy is primarily for employees who have no direct contact with patients. Many institutions have adopted a dress code without creating waves.
It must be said that the union has demanded uniforms for employees in the archives, even if they all do not agree. A petition calling for uniforms has yet to be signed and filed by the union. It also criticizes the employer for refusing to provide uniforms for four employees assigned to mail transport to Notre Dame Hospital.

As for the directive, it indicates that implementation of the policy will take effect this fall, but that it cannot be changed to include kilts. It is hoped that cool autumn days will reduce the pleasure of kilt wearing for those who might otherwise be tempted to experiment.

The new policy prohibits tank tops, jeans, hats, leggings and transparent sweaters.