By Drew Zahn
Footwear giant tells 56,000 employees 'gay' weddings are 'civil rights issue' - Fashion, footwear and retail giant Nordstrom, with annual retail sales reportedly exceeding $10 billion, has joined the ranks of businesses and corporations publicly announcing their advocacy for same-sex marriage. The company confirmed to WND that it sent out yesterday an internal email to its approximately 56,000 employees announcing its decision.
“We gave this thoughtful consideration and felt the time was right to come out in support of this civil rights issue,” explained the email, signed by company Presidents Blake, Pete and Erik Nordstrom. “It is our belief that our gay and lesbian employees are entitled to the same rights and protections marriage provides under the law as our other employees. We also believe supporting freedom to marry will help us create a more attractive and inclusive workplace for our current and prospective employees.”
The Seattle-based company’s announcement comes at a pivotal time, as Washington voters will decide on Nov. 6 the fate of Referendum 74, a ballot initiative to legalize same-sex marriage. Nordstrom also joins other West Coast companies like Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Nike and Starbucks in support of legalizing same-sex marriage. To Read More…..
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