American Express and Woke Policies - TRUNCATED

Rumble = https://rumble.com/user/SweetHomeStAugustine
Locals = https://sweethomesa.locals.com/
POPULIST REVOLT = https://populistrevolt.com
https://www.dailysignal.com/2022/05/17/internal-documents-contradict-american-express-on-woke-personnel-policies/?utm_source=TDS_Email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=MorningBell&mkt_tok=ODI0LU1IVC0zMDQAAAGEdXQ4gl_slto4k7iBzpiVXlUHKERRlyYXfc5M9HztUMOtUS50vzsv09mrLagilCmz6Nwo_Mo6NHFUgLP23yowVrKusy5Mk8SnqwCx5N6lHRMjHUL6
Internal documents appear to tell a different story than public statements by American Express denying that the credit card giant has implemented “divisive woke policies” that punish white employees, according to a group that advocates a race-blind America.
Color Us United, a nonprofit founded two years ago, joined with allied organizations to expose internal American Express initiatives that are “possibly unconstitutional and illegal,” in the words of the coalition’s website, Un-American Express.
Color Us United, which says it works to “resist those who divide Americans in the name of racial equity in government, schools, corporations, journalism or social media,” has highlighted American Express’ media statements on its promotion, hiring, and compensation policies and then juxtaposed those statements with internal documents.
The multinational credit card company, headquartered in New York City, eventually responded to multiple inquiries from The Daily Signal, which sought comments in response to Color Us United and other critics who say American Express has embraced discriminatory personnel practices while vilifying America’s free market system.
The Daily Signal asked whether American Express had any response to the “Un-American Express” campaign.
Andrew Johnson, vice president of corporate affairs and communications for American Express, replied in a May 9 email with a statement quite similar to the one that the company issued to Fox News Digital taking issue with an ad campaign that declares AmEx has “gone woke.”
Fox’s April 13 article, published two weeks after The Daily Signal first reported on the Color Us United campaign, included American Express’ statement that the ad “and other related allegations make sensational claims” about the credit card company that “aren’t true.”
American Express remains committed to “fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where all colleagues can thrive,” according to the statement.
The commercial is the work of Consumers’ Research, a nonprofit founded in 1929 devoted to increasing consumer knowledge of corporate policies and products.
The narrator of the ad tells listeners that American Express employees “are promoted and told to offer lower premiums based on race.” The narrator adds that the credit card company has “administered critical race theory training” while informing employees that “capitalism is racist.”
Consumers’ Research partnered with Color Us United and another watchdog group, the New Tolerance Campaign, to challenge these internal American Express policies and encourage state pension boards to divest from the company until it revokes “woke policies.”
The Un-American Express website tells taxpayers that they are financing “wokeness run wild” at American Express through mutual funds, index funds, and direct investments made by state pension boards. The campaign also encourages shareholders to take action against internal AmEx policies that are discriminatory and out of step with longstanding American principles.
Kenny Xu, president of Color Us United, has called on American Express to state publicly that it will not retaliate against employees who speak out against or dissent from race-conscious policies.
“What we would say to American Express is that if you really claim to respect all your employees, as you did in that Fox News article, and if you truly care about all your employees, then why don’t you make a statement saying this?” Xu told The Daily Signal during an interview on Zoom, adding:
Make it clear that you will not fire or in any way harm employees who express concern about your employment policies. …
Because all these employees really are trying to do is help you be a better company, help you be a more respectful company, a more tolerant company, truly tolerant company. And yet, you are reinforcing this culture that is tearing apart your company, harming your profits, and harming the future of America.
The Daily Signal also asked American Express whether it is willing to release such a statement. But Johnson, the company vice president, did not respond to this question.
Color Us United organized a petition drive that asks signatories to tell AmEx CEO Steve Squeri “to stop dividing his workforce on lines of race, gender, or sexuality.” Xu’s group set a goal of 10,000 signatures, and has collected more than 8,000 so far.