OAN Staff James Meyers
2:33 PM – Tuesday, September 10, 2024
The power toolmaker Stanley Black & Decker has now joined a number of U.S. companies who have chosen to halt certain DEI and LGBTQ workshops, policies, and campaigns after facing ongoing boycott calls from consumers.
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The company, which is behind brands like DeWalt, Black and Decker, and Stanley, has in recent days removed pages about its “equity training” workshops and multimillion dollar giveaways to “racial equity” groups.
However, the company’s website still currently has a tab that is titled “Our Inclusive Culture,” which goes on to state: “We’re building a company culture where inclusiveness is a reflex, not an initiative. Where there is a deep sense of pride, passion and belonging that transcends any role, business unit, language or country. Where all employees feel valued, heard and positioned to do their best work every day.
“Because we know our business ambitions are only achievable if we rely on the unique ideas, perspectives and backgrounds of our talented people around the world – and foster an environment where that diversity can thrive. Our values support our commitment and articulate the expectations we have for each other. In a complex, evolving world, working well together matters more than ever,” the website continues.
Nevertheless, critics still remarked on the company’s decision to implement these ideals in the first place, labeling the “virtue-signaling” messaging as “woke politics.”
“Until they own up to their mistakes and publicly apologize for their failures, consumers should assume that Stanley Black and Decker has every intention to continue putting woke politics ahead of their customers,” Will Hild, director of Consumers’ Research, a conservative advocacy group told the DailyMail.
Meanwhile, the boycott comes at a rough time for the toolmaker, which has seen its stock value plummet in recent months. It continues to downsize its plants and distribution hubs to help cut $2 billion in costs.
Reports also claim that the $24 billion company spent almost $280,000 on efforts to pass the “Equality Act,” which would allow biological men who identify as transgender women to unfairly play in women’s sports, taking away feminine spaces
Many of the toolmaker’s web pages that referenced additional DEI work and support were taken down over the weekend.
In the past few weeks, Coors, Lowes, Ford, Harley-Davidson, Tractor Supply and John Deere have done away with their DEI work and open support of LGBTQ causes as well, according to the outlet.
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