A West Side Reggie employee’s employee says he was fired for asking for safety precautions; The company disputes its account

03/02/2021 Business, Health, World



Posted by West Cedar on March 1, 2021 at 8:45 p.m.

An employee at Trader J’s store on Columbus Avenue and 93rd Street said he was fired after he asked the store to add safety measures to protect employees and customers from Covid-19.

Employee Ben Bonemma posted a letter on Twitter in which he said he had sent the merchant’s CEO, claiming he had been fired because of it.

The letter asked that the trader would add better filters to J’s store, limit the store’s capacity based on carbon dioxide levels, and not allow people to enter if they refused to wear masks. “If people don’t cooperate, they should strike three times and then kill him,” he wrote. He wrote that he was screamed at by a customer who did not wear the mask properly.

Bonema then placed a closing letter stating that he had received it from the store, on the letterhead of the trader. The letter cites his suggestion to establish a “3 basic strike” rule as “not consistent with our core values”.

“It is clear that you do not understand our values. As a result, you will no longer be relieved to work for us as a trader. ”

There have been other reports of safety concerns among crew members at the store. Bonema wrote that he supports the merchants’ union for such reasons.

Bonema posted Answers from scientists Which is to say that his suggestions are good.

However a company spokesman wrote to West Side Raag that Bonema was not fired because of the letter.

“Thank you for the opportunity to correct some of the misinformation spread on the internet about the employment circumstances of this crew member with Trader J’s. There is nothing more important to the trader than the safety of our crew members and customers. We encourage all crew members to take an active role in store safety, and to share their suggestions with the leadership. During his short tenure with the merchant, these suggestions of the crew member were heeded and properly heeded. The store leadership terminated the employment of this crew member because of the disrespect he showed to our customers. We have never, and never will, hire a crew member to raise safety concerns. ”

Bonema, however, also posted a positive performance review on Twitter, BuzzFade noted. And he has retained a lawyer who plans to take his case to the National Labor Relations Board.

The customer of this merchant’s store shared a letter with us which he also sent to the company’s CEO Dan Bane.

Hello Mr. Bane,

I am writing to you as a regular customer of Trader J J Store 545 in the Upper West Side of New York. Shopping at Merchant’s offers me regular access to high quality products at affordable prices. I have seen Merchant Joan not only as an admirable company, but as a member of my community that makes a meaningful contribution to our neighborhood.

I was shocked to hear the news that your company has decided to fire Ben Bonniman for sharing concerns and providing actionable solutions to improve the health of its crew mates and customers. I hope you will use this as an instructive moment with your management staff and as an opportunity to draw the business community to set a strong example of the right way to respond to this ongoing crisis.

You can do this by:

  1. Embrace the core value of your honesty Mr. Bonema, by publicly apologizing to your crew mates and your customers for the actions of your management team and by compensating for the safety of your stores and the proper and appropriate workplace. Then release Mr. Bonnima at his previous pay rate, providing a spot bonus to offset any income lost as a result of this unfortunate incident. By performing these actions, you will show that the trader’s commitment to his customers and staff does not match. Customers looking over your shoulder will smile and say thank you.
  2. Embrace your core value of Kaizen By providing spot bonuses or compliments to employees who provide functional concern and suggestions for improving customer and crew mate safety during an epidemic. By listening to and responding to these concerns, you will be able to improve your customer loyalty, crew mates ’commitment, and build a positive model in the business community. You will show that you are not really the head of a company, but you really work as a team leader.
  3. Recognize your core value of neighborhood engagement By creating the first der 545 shopper store to adopt the safety precautions suggested and suggested in his letter by Mr. Bonema (which is copied below for ease of reference). By taking this action, you can assure the Upper West Side neighborhood that your company is committed to making our neighborhood better and that your stores are also a strong member of our community.

I urge you to stand up to the moment as a leader in the business community. Your company is better than this. You are better than this. The world is watching and you can choose to lead in effortless time or be another dark story.

I hope you choose to lead.

Sincerely,

Dustin Shay

Merchant’s longtime customer and Upper West Side resident

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