Whole Foods Poppies Black Lives Matter. Whole foods has a policy in its stores worldwide banning any “political messaging,” the guardian reports,which has already been enforced earlier this year during the black lives matter protests. Some employees complained earlier this year that the company was preventing them from showing their support for the black lives matter movement.
A uniform policy update that went into effect nov. Whole foods has changed course and will now allow employees to wear poppies while on the job. Whole foods reverses ban of remembrance day poppies amid outrage.
The policy is a blanket ban on anything other than the retailer’s basic uniform — a whole.
Grocery chain whole foods has reversed a policy that prohibited employees from wearing poppies after widespread criticism from politicians and veterans' advocates. A uniform policy update that went into effect nov. Whole foods was sued in july by employees accusing the grocery chain of punishing workers who wear black lives matter. “most of which she received as a result of wearing the black lives matter mask.” but a whole foods spokesperson said kinzer.