DEI fires three employees for derogatory banner aimed at Bobby Ginn
Quote selected text Published October 20th, 2007 in NASCAR News
Three Dale Earnhardt Inc. employees who allegedly planned and paid for a derogatory banner to fly over Lowe’s Motor Speedway last weekend have been fired.
The banner, which read, “How much does Bobby Ginn owe you?” was pulled by a plane and flown over Lowe’s before the start of last Saturday night’s race. The banner was directed at the former NASCAR team owner, who allowed his organization to be acquired by DEI after just one year of ownership, leaving about 100 people out of a job.
But Kasey Brooks, Mike Clark and Greg Price were hired by DEI after the merger, and are believed to be responsible for the banner. Clark and Price were fabricators at DEI, and Brooks worked in the parts department.
“We addressed the situation internally, dealt with it appropriately and we’re quite frankly embarrassed that this situation ever arose,” DEI general manager John Story said.
There have been grumblings throughout the garage that Ginn owes former employees back salaries, and drivers Sterling Marlin and Joe Nemechek and two crew chiefs have sued him for payment.
That lawsuit is in the final stages of being settled, and Ginn sent a Sept. 27 letter to most of his former employees that promised back-owed team bonuses would be paid in full via an Oct. 3 direct deposit.
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That’s funny!! I wish I could have seen that when I was at Charlotte last week!!
LOL THATS FUNNY
Maybe the truth hurts. Maybe these guys can go to work for a real team now.
??????? WTF ever happened to FREEDOM of SPEECH???????
I’m with Mary. DEI is violating the employees civil rights. Freedom of Speech is one of our most important liberties. And it wasn’t like they were lying (unless you ask that idiot know it all, know nothing DEI operative Jim the Gelding). Blow Hard idiot!!!!!!
Dang, so now, off the job you can get fired for speaking out. What has this world come too…………
I BET DEI IS A GREAT PLACE TO WORK! NOT!!!
Wow.. I respect DEI but damn that’s just plain stupid. Seems nobody respects the freedom of speech right we have. Why can’t we speak our minds? WHY?
They do have freedom of speech. They can say anything they want. Freedom isn’t free, however, and sometimes you must pay for what you say. DEI has the freedom to fire your butt if you work for them and make them mad. If I start talking trash about my boss, I’m out the door and if you did it you’d be gone too. Nobody says you can’t say what’s on your mind but you need to be ready to pay if you make someone mad.
Mary wrote:
Sigh. I understand this to be a racing website but I guess the editor needs to put up a link on Constitutional guarantees as well.
Freedom of Speech is a right afforded to you by the Constitution to be protected from the GOVERNMENT not private business. I tell you what, though. Pull a similar stunt at your job and when you get fired, take your ex-employer to court. I’m not a bettin’ man but I’ll put money down you’ll get laughed out of court.
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