I wrote a complaint letter to the Compliance Committee in regards to my husband being fired after 20 years of dedication to this Racist company. I had sent the letter below to the NAACP in hopes of some kind of support and nothing has happened not even a response from sears or the NAACP. So I just want to get this out there in case anyone else has encountered the same situation. Thank you for reading and if you have a suggestions of what I should do please contact me!
NAACP
Shirley Miles
Director - NAACP Region III
17117 W. Nine Mile Road, Suite 1021
Southfield MI, 48075
Dear Shirley Miles:
I am writing this letter in regards to my husband Greg. I feel he was discriminated against from a company he had dedicated over 20 years of his life to.
Greg was an appliance repair technician for Sears Roebuck, CO for over 20 years. Just like any hardworking minority family we wanted to bring in extra income to our household so we started a repair business on the side. Greg dedicated the summer of 2005 attending classes to get the business plan created, registering the name and trade marking etc. We worked hard together to accomplish this. We began promoting the business last year by advertising in the phone books, word of mouth and direct mail.
With Sears still the backbone of supporting our family with income, benefits, and so on there were no intentions of soliciting Sears customers. It states in their employee handbook that it is against company policy. But when customers turned down repairs with Sears because they were too costly, on occasion they would ask if Greg could recommend a company, and of course he would recommend GT Repairs (our company). He never stated that it was his company whatsoever, and always left it at that.
N March 20 Sears Roebuck, CO suspended Greg when they claimed that a customer called one of his managers and told him that he was soliciting them. All of a sudden it felt as though they had given the cold shoulder to a hard working man that had been there longer than any of his supervisors above him all because of an angry customer that just wanted to take their frustrations out on the last employee that they came in contact with from Sears. The managers treated him like a criminal and even his supervisor that attended our wedding last May wouldnt comment on the situation. After the first week of suspension I did research and used that knowledge to write a complaint letter to their ethics committee (see attached letter). After another week they just gave him the run around and never even stated that he was fired, checks seized and so did our benefits. I received response from the committee and all they can say is that my complaint will be taken seriously and that they will be investigating this case and told us to call to follow up, but we cant seem to make any progress.
I feel that my husband Greg is the model for all the hardworking Black American men in America and I am not going to sit quietly and let this corporation just brush him to the side like he was never there. This company got another F in your 2006 Consumer Choice Guide, http://www.naacp.org/advocacy/economic/NAACP_ConsumerGuide06. Pdf Sears really needs to wake up. We are asking for any support that you can give, and advice as to what we can do.
I thank you for taking the time to read this letter. If you have any questions regarding this matter please email or call. We look forward to hearing from you soon!
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