Whole Foods Poppies Black Lives Matter. Whole foods reverses ban on veteran poppies after backlash in canada. Whole foods was sued in july by employees accusing the grocery chain of punishing workers who wear black lives matter.

The company had then said the masks violated its longstanding dress code banning clothing with “visible slogans, messages, logos or advertising” unrelated to the company. Grocery chain whole foods has reversed a policy that prohibited employees from wearing poppies after widespread criticism from politicians and veterans' advocates. In a time when canadians don poppies to pay respect to veterans leading up to remembrance day, whole foods employees have been banned from doing so.

The company had then said the masks violated its longstanding dress code banning clothing with “visible slogans, messages, logos or advertising” unrelated to the company.

Grocery retailer whole foods market is facing sharp criticism for a policy that forbids employees from wearing poppies, prompting ontario's premier to promise legislation that would prohibit such a rule. Whole foods reverses ban on veteran poppies after backlash in canada. Days before remembrance day when canadians wear the poppy to honour those who gave their lives to battle in the war, an employee at whole foods in ottawa confirmed to cbc that her supervisor said wearing a poppy would be seen as “supporting a cause”. “it was wrong when they banned staff expressing support for black lives matter and it’s wrong to ban the poppy,” wrote ndp leader jagmeet singh on twitter.