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From: "foxter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re:      [CTRL] U.S. Flag Offensive? (fwd)
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 13:12:06 -0400
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 From their web site:


NCCI Changes Position,
Gives Employees American Flags=20

(Boca Raton, FL) NCCI Holdings, Inc., today announced that it has =
changed its position on flags in its workplace and offered any employees =
who wanted them American flags and red-white-and-blue lapel ribbons as =
they entered the workplace this morning.

President & CEO Bill Schrempf said he was meeting with employees this =
morning to explain the company's change and apologize for not permitting =
them to display the American flag on Friday during the National Day of =
Prayer and Remembrance.

In announcing the change, Schrempf indicated that NCCI's senior =
management team met over the weekend and decided to reverse the =
company's longstanding position, which had been intended to protect =
employees.=20

This morning, the company took the following actions concerning the =
display of the American flag by its employees:
1. Any interested employee can display an American flag on their =
desktop. Flags will be provided for this purpose, if employees would =
like to have one to display.
2. Red, white & blue lapel remembrance ribbons are being provided for =
those who want to wear them.


  ----- Original Message -----
  From: foxter
  Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 1:35 AM
  To: Gary O'D; Elaine
  Subject: THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS AND MUST STOP !!!




  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: David McDivitt=20
  To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED]=20
  Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 12:46 AM
  Subject: (fwd) Florida Company Bans Stars & Stripes!


  To: Matthew Gaylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  Subject: Florida Company Bans Stars & Stripes!
  From: Matthew Gaylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 22:13:09 -0400

  [Note from Matthew Gaylor:  It is the right of a business to set any=20
  sort of rules they wish.  Conversely it is also a right for other=20
  businesses and individuals to boycott any anti-patriotic company.  I=20
  urge you to take the time and call or write NCCI Holdings, Inc.]

  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
  Subject: Florida Company Bans Stars & Stripes!
  Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 18:11:03 -0700

  ****************************************
  Sunday, September 16, 2001
  Florida Company Bans Old Glory From Offices

  In a shocking example of out-of-control political correctness, a Boca
  Raton, Florida company ordered managers to confiscate American flags
  from employees' desks, calling them "divisive" symbols that might =
offend
  someone's tender sensibilities.

  At a time when Americans all across the nation were being asked to
  display Old Glory in honor of the thousands who died in New York and
  Washington Tuesday, this outrageous assault on the company's =
employees'
  patriotism was justified by a top official of NCCI Holdings, Inc. as a
  gesture of compassion for those employees who might be offended by the
  sight of a flag for which tens of thousands of Americans laid down =
their
  lives to defend in past wars.

  The company which monitors workers compensation insurance data, told =
its
  850 Boca Raton employees that displays of nationalism had no place in
  the office.

  "Divisive statements or actions, political or religious discussions =
and
  anything else that could be divisive or mean different things to
  different people are not appropriate in our work environment," wrote
  Chief Executive Officer Bill Schrempf in a memo to employees, =
according
  to the Palm Beach Post.

  "It just boggles my mind that here in America or anywhere in America,
  one would be restricted from displaying it," one employee wrote in an
  e-mail to Schrempf a copy of which was sent to The Palm Beach Post. =
"Too
  many people these days, including yourself, it seems, seem to forget
  what the flag symbolizes and that many men and women served to defend
  that flag. I think you should show a little more respect."

  Incredibly, one employee told the Post she was suspended and told to =
go
  home Friday morning when she refused to remove a small flag from her
  desk. The company refused to confirm whether it had asked any =
employees
  to leave, the Post reported.

  NCCI spokesman Michael Bullard told the Post the company has a
  long-standing policy of prohibiting employees from bringing political =
or
  religious symbols into the workplace.

  Fewer than 10 flags were removed from cubicles, Bullard said. "It =
seems
  to me only a small number of people are upset about this," he said.

  Perhaps readers would like to let NCCI know that far more than a few
  people are upset over this disgusting display of anti-American =
bigotry.
  Their address is 750 Park of Commerce Drive, Boca Raton, FL 33487 and
  their phone numbers are (561) 994-8572 and (561) 997-1000. You can
  e-mail them through their website: www.ncci.com

  =
*************************************************************************=
*


  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Yardbird=20
  To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]=20
  Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 9:36 AM
  Subject: [CTRL] U.S. Flag Offensive? (fwd)


  -Caveat Lector-

  [Note.  Thanks to the several who forwarded this, see below for email
  addresses for NCCI, thanks to Chester L McWhorter Sr. - Tony]



  Monday, September 17

  More from TheWire
  Saturday, September 15


  NCCI pulls workers' flags

  By Phil Galewitz, Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
  Saturday, September 15, 2001

  =
http://www.gopbi.com/partners/pbpost/epaper/editions/saturday/business_3.=
html

  On a day of national mourning and prayer, a Boca Raton company had its
  managers confiscate some American flags from employees' cubicles, =
saying
  other workers might find them offensive.

  NCCI Holdings Inc., a company that compiles workers compensation =
insurance
  data, told its 850 Boca Raton employees that displays of nationalism =
had no
  place in the office.

  "Divisive statements or actions, political or religious discussions =
and
  anything else that could be divisive or mean different things to =
different
  people are not appropriate in our work environment," Chief Executive
  Officer Bill Schrempf said Friday in a memo to employees.

  Several employees complained about the flag prohibition. One employee =
said
  she was suspended and told to go home Friday morning when she refused =
to
  remove a small flag from her desk. The company refused to confirm =
whether
  it had asked any employees to leave.

  "It just boggles my mind that here in America or anywhere in America, =
one
  would be restricted from displaying it," one employee wrote in an =
e-mail to
  Schrempf that also was sent to The Palm Beach Post. "Too many people =
these
  days, including yourself, it seems, seem to forget what the flag =
symbolizes
  and that many men and women served to defend that flag. I think you =
should
  show a little more respect."

  NCCI spokesman Michael Bullard said the company has a long-standing =
policy
  of prohibiting employees from bringing political or religious symbols =
into
  the workplace.

  Fewer than 10 flags were removed from cubicles, Bullard said. "It =
seems to
  me only a small number of people are upset about this," he said.

  Palm Beach Gardens human resources consultant Rita Craig said =
companies
  need to understand that "right now, more than ever, people want to
  celebrate the fact that they're American."

  "Let's face it, this is the United States. Our flag signifies our =
freedom,"
  Craig said. "It's not saying that other countries are bad."

  Other large Palm Beach County employers, including Delray Beach-based
  Office Depot and the Palm Beach County School District, allowed their
  workers to display the flag at their desks.

  At FPL Group Inc. in Juno Beach, some employees were given small =
flags,
  said Pat Davis, a company spokeswoman.

  At Office Depot, the company sent an e-mail to employees Thursday
  encouraging them to wear red, white and blue clothing on Friday, said
  company spokesman Lauren Garvey.

  NCCI observed a moment of silence at noon Friday, gathering its =
workers in
  the headquarters' atrium. The company also has offered to help =
businesses
  affected by the terrorist attacks. The attacks at the World Trade =
Center
  and Pentagon will generate thousands of workers compensation claims.

  NCCI said it was not directly affected by Tuesday's terrorist attack,
  though some employees lost family and friends, Bullard said.

  Gov. Jeb Bush this week urged all Floridians with flags to fly them. =
Radio
  stations and various groups have urged Americans to display the flag =
this
  week as a sign of national strength and unity.

  NCCI is the only Florida company named in the 2001 Best Workplace for
  Financial Professionals by CFO magazine in its September issue. It was
  singled out for its "quality of work life."

  NCCI's "company practices enable each employee to create for =
themselves the
  proper balance of work and family life," CFO said.

  NCCI provides on-site amenities, including child care, gym and a =
Starbucks
  cafe. It also has an employee-community volunteer program and flexible =
work
  scheduling.

  Staff writers Dan Weil, Amy Martinez and Jeff Ostrowski contributed to =
this
  story.

  =3D=3D=3D=3D

  Via Chester L McWhorter Sr:

  NCCI Contacts

  For those of you interested, here is a list  of contacts at NCCI, the
  organization that is confiscating American flags from  its employees.  =
have
  already expressed my outrage to each of them.
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  [EMAIL PROTECTED]  [EMAIL PROTECTED]  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  [EMAIL PROTECTED]  [EMAIL PROTECTED]  =
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
  [EMAIL PROTECTED]  [EMAIL PROTECTED]  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  [EMAIL PROTECTED]  [EMAIL PROTECTED]  [EMAIL PROTECTED]


  [Forwarded For Information Purposes Only - Not
  Necessarily Endorsed By The Sender - A.K. Pritchard]

  ------------------------------

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<H1>NCCI Changes Position,<BR>Gives Employees American Flags <BR></H1>
<P>(Boca Raton, FL) NCCI Holdings, Inc., today announced that it has =
changed its=20
position on flags in its workplace and offered any employees who wanted =
them=20
American flags and red-white-and-blue lapel ribbons as they entered the=20
workplace this morning.</P>
<P>President &amp; CEO Bill Schrempf said he was meeting with employees =
this=20
morning to explain the company's change and apologize for not permitting =
them to=20
display the American flag on Friday during the National Day of Prayer =
and=20
Remembrance.</P>
<P>In announcing the change, Schrempf indicated that NCCI's senior =
management=20
team met over the weekend and decided to reverse the company's =
longstanding=20
position, which had been intended to protect employees. </P>
<P>This morning, the company took the following actions concerning the =
display=20
of the American flag by its employees:<BR>1. Any interested employee can =
display=20
an American flag on their desktop. Flags will be provided for this =
purpose, if=20
employees would like to have one to display.<BR>2. Red, white &amp; blue =
lapel=20
remembrance ribbons are being provided for those who want to wear=20
them.</P></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE=20
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message -----</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt Arial; COLOR: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
  foxter</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 17, =
2001 1:35=20
  AM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> Gary O'D; Elaine</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS AND =
MUST STOP=20
  !!!</DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
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  <DIV><FONT face=3D"Lucida Sans Unicode" color=3D#000080 =
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----=20
  <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A=20
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>David =
McDivitt</A>=20
  </DIV>
  <DIV><B>To:</B> <A [EMAIL PROTECTED]=20
  href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> ; <A=20
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] =
href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> </DIV>
  <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 17, 2001 12:46 AM</DIV>
  <DIV><B>Subject:</B> (fwd) Florida Company Bans Stars &amp;=20
  Stripes!</DIV></DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>To: Matthew Gaylor &lt;<A=20
  =
href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A>&gt;<BR>Subject: =
Florida=20
  Company Bans Stars &amp; Stripes!<BR>From: Matthew Gaylor &lt;<A=20
  href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A>&gt;<BR>Date: =
Sun, 16 Sep=20
  2001 22:13:09 -0400<BR><BR>[Note from Matthew Gaylor:&nbsp; It is the =
right of=20
  a business to set any <BR>sort of rules they wish.&nbsp; Conversely it =
is also=20
  a right for other <BR>businesses and individuals to boycott any =
anti-patriotic=20
  company.&nbsp; I <BR>urge you to take the time and call or write NCCI=20
  Holdings, Inc.]<BR><BR>From: <A=20
  href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A><BR>To: =
&lt;<A=20
  =
href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A>&g=
t;<BR>Subject:=20
  Florida Company Bans Stars &amp; Stripes!<BR>Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 =
18:11:03=20
  -0700<BR><BR>****************************************<BR>Sunday, =
September 16,=20
  2001<BR>Florida Company Bans Old Glory From Offices<BR><BR>In a =
shocking=20
  example of out-of-control political correctness, a Boca<BR>Raton, =
Florida=20
  company ordered managers to confiscate American flags<BR>from =
employees'=20
  desks, calling them "divisive" symbols that might offend<BR>someone's =
tender=20
  sensibilities.<BR><BR>At a time when Americans all across the nation =
were=20
  being asked to<BR>display Old Glory in honor of the thousands who died =
in New=20
  York and<BR>Washington Tuesday, this outrageous assault on the =
company's=20
  employees'<BR>patriotism was justified by a top official of NCCI =
Holdings,=20
  Inc. as a<BR>gesture of compassion for those employees who might be =
offended=20
  by the<BR>sight of a flag for which tens of thousands of Americans =
laid down=20
  their<BR>lives to defend in past wars.<BR><BR>The company which =
monitors=20
  workers compensation insurance data, told its<BR>850 Boca Raton =
employees that=20
  displays of nationalism had no place in<BR>the =
office.<BR><BR>"Divisive=20
  statements or actions, political or religious discussions =
and<BR>anything else=20
  that could be divisive or mean different things to<BR>different people =
are not=20
  appropriate in our work environment," wrote<BR>Chief Executive Officer =
Bill=20
  Schrempf in a memo to employees, according<BR>to the Palm Beach=20
  Post.<BR><BR>"It just boggles my mind that here in America or anywhere =
in=20
  America,<BR>one would be restricted from displaying it," one employee =
wrote in=20
  an<BR>e-mail to Schrempf a copy of which was sent to The Palm Beach =
Post.=20
  "Too<BR>many people these days, including yourself, it seems, seem to=20
  forget<BR>what the flag symbolizes and that many men and women served =
to=20
  defend<BR>that flag. I think you should show a little more=20
  respect."<BR><BR>Incredibly, one employee told the Post she was =
suspended and=20
  told to go<BR>home Friday morning when she refused to remove a small =
flag from=20
  her<BR>desk. The company refused to confirm whether it had asked any=20
  employees<BR>to leave, the Post reported.<BR><BR>NCCI spokesman =
Michael=20
  Bullard told the Post the company has a<BR>long-standing policy of =
prohibiting=20
  employees from bringing political or<BR>religious symbols into the=20
  workplace.<BR><BR>Fewer than 10 flags were removed from cubicles, =
Bullard=20
  said. "It seems<BR>to me only a small number of people are upset about =
this,"=20
  he said.<BR><BR>Perhaps readers would like to let NCCI know that far =
more than=20
  a few<BR>people are upset over this disgusting display of =
anti-American=20
  bigotry.<BR>Their address is 750 Park of Commerce Drive, Boca Raton, =
FL 33487=20
  and<BR>their phone numbers are (561) 994-8572 and (561) 997-1000. You=20
  can<BR>e-mail them through their website: <A=20
  =
href=3D"http://www.ncci.com/";>www.ncci.com</A><BR><BR>*******************=
*******************************************************<BR><BR></BLOCKQUO=
TE></FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
  <DIV=20
  style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
  <A [EMAIL PROTECTED] =
href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>Yardbird</A>=20
  </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
[EMAIL PROTECTED]=20
  href=3D"mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]";>[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 17, =
2001 9:36=20
  AM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [CTRL] U.S. Flag =
Offensive?=20
  (fwd)</DIV>
  <DIV><BR></DIV>-Caveat Lector-<BR><BR>[Note.&nbsp; Thanks to the =
several who=20
  forwarded this, see below for email<BR>addresses for NCCI, thanks to =
Chester L=20
  McWhorter Sr. - Tony]<BR><BR><BR><BR>Monday, September 17<BR><BR>More =
from=20
  TheWire<BR>Saturday, September 15<BR><BR><BR>NCCI pulls workers'=20
  flags<BR><BR>By Phil Galewitz, Palm Beach Post Staff =
Writer<BR>Saturday,=20
  September 15, 2001<BR><BR><A=20
  =
href=3D"http://www.gopbi.com/partners/pbpost/epaper/editions/saturday/bus=
iness_3.html">http://www.gopbi.com/partners/pbpost/epaper/editions/saturd=
ay/business_3.html</A><BR><BR>On=20
  a day of national mourning and prayer, a Boca Raton company had=20
  its<BR>managers confiscate some American flags from employees' =
cubicles,=20
  saying<BR>other workers might find them offensive.<BR><BR>NCCI =
Holdings Inc.,=20
  a company that compiles workers compensation insurance<BR>data, told =
its 850=20
  Boca Raton employees that displays of nationalism had no<BR>place in =
the=20
  office.<BR><BR>"Divisive statements or actions, political or religious =

  discussions and<BR>anything else that could be divisive or mean =
different=20
  things to different<BR>people are not appropriate in our work =
environment,"=20
  Chief Executive<BR>Officer Bill Schrempf said Friday in a memo to=20
  employees.<BR><BR>Several employees complained about the flag =
prohibition. One=20
  employee said<BR>she was suspended and told to go home Friday morning =
when she=20
  refused to<BR>remove a small flag from her desk. The company refused =
to=20
  confirm whether<BR>it had asked any employees to leave.<BR><BR>"It =
just=20
  boggles my mind that here in America or anywhere in America, =
one<BR>would be=20
  restricted from displaying it," one employee wrote in an e-mail =
to<BR>Schrempf=20
  that also was sent to The Palm Beach Post. "Too many people =
these<BR>days,=20
  including yourself, it seems, seem to forget what the flag =
symbolizes<BR>and=20
  that many men and women served to defend that flag. I think you =
should<BR>show=20
  a little more respect."<BR><BR>NCCI spokesman Michael Bullard said the =
company=20
  has a long-standing policy<BR>of prohibiting employees from bringing =
political=20
  or religious symbols into<BR>the workplace.<BR><BR>Fewer than 10 flags =
were=20
  removed from cubicles, Bullard said. "It seems to<BR>me only a small =
number of=20
  people are upset about this," he said.<BR><BR>Palm Beach Gardens human =

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