SUBWAY! Everyone go get a sandwich in support of this!

[Zuiderelle]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4485083

Because of an individual franchise owner's contribution to the Yes on 8 campaign, SUBWAY responded to a blogger's demand by reprimanding the franchise owner and adding clear GLBT language to their non-discrimination policy.

Go SUBWAY! :patriot:

"We are changing the discrimination policy language and that includes anything we add through headquarters human resources, not just in the field," said DiNello. "The company used the exact language you gave us," referring to BlogActive's request to add both 'sexual orientation and gender identity.'"

"This is a textbook example of how a company should react when they realize that one of its operating units has done something wrong. What was outrageous behavior by one franchisee has resulted in a letter to owners of 30,000 stores and a corporate policy change for the better," said Rogers, "I am particularly happy that the company added both sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of protected individuals under the corporate non-discrimination policies."


Thanks PageoneQ, hope you don't mind my cross-posting this here. We need to support our allies!

[terrya]

1. I was just thinking how a Subway meatball sandwich would be great for lunch today

Yes, I think about lunch at 8:45AM. Weird.

But good for Subway! That's wonderful to hear!

[xchrom]

2. recommend

[zanne]

3. A big pat on the back to that blogger!

And to SUBWAY!

[mucifer]

4. In the book "Fastfood Nation" Subway was cited for being ugly to it's workers and

the franchise owners. Owners of one franchise don't really make a lot of money. Just a little FYI.

[Zuiderelle]

6. Then congratulations to them for making a step in the right direction to be fair to its workers now.

When a company makes changes for the better based on this kind of pressure, we should support that change.

[mucifer]

7. That's true!

[meegbear]

5. K&R #6 ...

to the Greatest!

[Jamastiene]

8. PERFECT!!!

I LOVE Subway. Of course, I already loved their subs, but now I can eat their subs knowing full well they support equal rights. That's nice.

[Wednesdays]

9. We frequent Subway already as it is

Their $5 specials are hard to beat when it comes to healthy fast food as well as low cost. :thumbsup:

[sellitman]

10. I always buy from good corporations.

I always boycott lousy ones too.

A one foot Tuna Wedge is in my immediate future!

Yum!

[cboy4]

29. That is a cool looking flag

The purple shade is a nice touch. :)

[bluedawg12]

11. Doing the right thing is so easy...just some thought

geez, what's up with the rest of the world that they can't see this? Go SUBWAY!

[Prophet 451]

12. Good going

I eat at Subway all the time anyway but great news.

Got a source, BTW?

[bluedawg12]

13. "The pink wrath," LOL! good article about smart tactic

http://pageoneq.com/news/2008/International_food_chain_111808.html

International food chain responds to blogger's demands, franchisee retracts gift, job protections added

by PageOneQ

.........

http://www.blogactive.com/

The smart blogger who got action!

........

[Ian David]

15. Mike Rogers is a good guy and posts on DU. n/t

[Ian David]

14. Yay, Subways! n/t

[ColoradoMagician]

16. Now I have an excuse to get a sandwich today.

I like them anyway, but now I will have to visit more often.

[Bluenorthwest]

17. Such nice news!

Love Subway, and now I feel almost obligated to eat a Meatball Sub Luncheon For Equality! We love Subway anyhoo, so thank all that is holy they are on our side. That would be one personally devastating boycott, as we crave the Subs fortnightly.

[KitchenWitch]

18. I will be heading to a Subway nearby today for lunch!

:woohoo:

[Recursion]

19. How is the chain connected to a franchisee?

I still don't get that

[Zuiderelle]

20. A chain doesn't want the franchisee to use the chain's name for political donations.

That makes sense to me. Each franchisee represents the chain in some manner and usually signs a contract for things like using the name of the chain for anything official.

[bluedawg12]

23. People buy franchise rights and it's contractual

use of the brand name, otherwise, it would just be any subsandwich shop.

The way I understand it, you do have obligations not to ruin the parent companies name, plus a whole lot of rules so that the brand remains standardized from town to town.

[Recursion]

31. Right, but did the franchisee say "this is money from Subway"?

I thought he was just a franchisee giving his money in his own name.

[barbtries]

21. good for subway

:)

[Patiod]

22. Good for them, but

as a Philadelphia, I find them appalling.

Sort of like buying gumbo in New Orleans at TGIF, or Italian Food in NYC at Olive Garden (:rofl:)

But really - everyone living somewhere outside the Philadelphia Metro Area (somewhere that doesn't offer authentic hoagies, cheese steaks, and meatball sandwiches on every corner) should DEFINITELY patronize Subway!

[Zuiderelle]

24. Subway is to hoagies what Olive Garden is to Italian food.

But, when there's nothing authentic around, Subway sandwiches aren't that awful, as long as you load up on spicy mustard and banana peppers. Can't say the same about Olive Garden.

[Jamastiene]

28. Banana Peppers, YUMMMMM!

Me likey. I aloe have them put jalapenos on my Italian BMT. I love Subway. Never been to Philly. I love food though. What am I missing? Anybody got any pictures? :P

[donheld]

25. K & R

[DarkTirade]

26. Damn it, and I was gonna pack a lunch to save some money tomorrow...

:P

[cboy4]

27. This is the type of blogger team work we need.

Excellent. :thumbsup:

[Skittles]

30. haven't been to Subway in a while

we'll order from them at work tonight :D

[RetiredTrotskyite]

32. Just Read This and Am Having DH Bring Home Some Subway!