Over-the-road company truck drivers aren’t generally allowed to select their loads by any national carrier. They are sent a dispatch, expected to accept it and go pick it up. That’s the understanding when you’re hired, the rules the industry operates under and what is expected of employees. If more consistency in runs or commodity type is needed, local delivery jobs, cement, produce, building materials or the like, perhaps beer or soda, offer an alternative.
That’s the system unless you’re an entitled, argumentative, self-aggrandized Muslim transplant from Somalia; then things are different. You expect the world to adjust to your whims, for employers to craft their company procedures around your particular demands, and file a lawsuit if they don’t.
Back in 2009, a national over-the-road trucking company, Star Transport, who had the misfortune of having two Somali “religious liberty” jihadists under their employ, issued such a dispatch which included delivering alcohol and expected transported. They have since learned a valuable lesson, don’t hire Muslims or if you do, pucker up; expect to cater to their every whim.
On Thursday a federal jury in Peoria, Ill awarded $240,000 to the demanding “drivers,” Mahad Abass Mohamed and Abdkiarim Hassan Bulshale, composed of $20,000 each in compensatory damages and $100,000 each in punitive damages. The Obama-appointed judge, James E. Shadid, also handed over another $1,500 to each in back pay, somehow earned by refusing to deliver their loads.
The case was brought by the haters of white Americans at Obama’s BLM, La Raza, CAIR front and agitation organization, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The trial began on October 19th and was wrapped up the following day.
The basis for the claim is a supposed religious violation that was argued would have existed had the Muslims come into contact with alcohol, a commodity very common in over-the-road driving. It’s actually a preferred load for some, depending upon the situation and individuals, but they generally don’t get to demand “beer only” assignments either.
The EEOC argued that the “mean and hurtful” company could have allowed the pair to dictate their assignments, which they claimed was somehow required under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The case was filed by the Obama regime on the Muslim’s behalf in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois in Peoria in May 2013.
Undoubtedly the legal parasites at the EEOC have never been in a situation in which they had to produce anything other than a decision or a document, so they have little understanding and even less concern for how a business operates.
A transportation company with trucks, trailers and people spread out across the nation can’t survive in this low-margin, competitive industry on a voluntary, “who wants this load” basis. In most instances, the requirement that assignments must be assignments is based upon sound management practices. Maybe the jurors of Peoria have had too much representation by Democrats like Luis Gutierrez and Dick Durbin to maintain any familiarity with common sense or the workplace, but management requires policies that are adhered to.
Many over-the-road trucking companies don’t require their drivers to unload their shipments themselves and in cases where they do, “lumpers,” unskilled laborers for that purpose are often available at the warehouses for the drivers to utilize. Even if they aren’t, it’s still the job they applied for and accepted, do the job.
Alcohol is generally transported on pallets, shrink-wrapped, inside bottles which are cushioned inside boxes and taped shut. The likelihood of contact with an offensive liquid is non-existent, baring a crash and in that instance, the driver is in an individual tractor, separated from the trailer. The “risk” is minimal and something they accepted when they accepted employment.
The duplicitous Obama EEOC enthusiastically patted themselves on the back with the announcement of the verdict, with General Counsel David Lopez saying, “EEOC is proud to support the rights of workers to equal treatment in the workplace without having to sacrifice their religious beliefs or practices. This is fundamental to the American principles of religious freedom and tolerance.” Once again, tolerance is a requirement that is applied only in the direction of the exploitative abusers of our American “protections.”
EEOC attorney June Calhoun said, “This is an awesome outcome. Star Transport failed to provide any discrimination training to its human resources personnel, which led to catastrophic results for these employees. They suffered real injustice that needed to be addressed. By this verdict, the jury remedied the injustice by sending clear messages to Star Transport and other employers that they will be held accountable for their unlawful employment practices. Moreover, they signaled to Mr. Mohamed and Mr. Bulshale that religious freedom is a right for all Americans.” Catastrophic is an earthquake or a tornado, Calhoun, this is obstinate opportunism under the color of law by the pro-Islamic Obama regime.
Another liberal EEOC attorney, Diane Smason chimed in saying, “We are pleased that the jury recognized that these – and all – employees are entitled to observe and practice their faith, no matter what that might be.”
Removing personal responsibility from the individual and shifting it to their employer is not a protection of their religious freedom it is a sanctioning of idiocy. Nobody strapped an explosive device to their mid-section and ordered these two to drive. It was a position they studied for, practiced for, obtained a license for and engaged in a contract with their employer to perform without any pre-agreed exceptions as to the product they would transport.
A failure to recognize the nature of the cargo and business operations of their employer may have been unfortunate for them, but it does not in any way constitute a failure to act in good faith on the part of their employer.
Had they been ignorant enough to apply somewhere as a bartender and later discovered that they would be serving alcohol, the employer would not be able to allow them to stand idly by, waiting to serve the next Kool-Aid drinking Democrat that showed up.
Star Transport and other trucking companies should take heed from this valuable lesson. Don’t hire Muslim drivers and if you do, expect to allow them full autonomy or expect to be in court, with your checkbook.
I’m Rick Wells – a conservative writer who recognizes that our nation, our Constitution and our traditions are under a full scale assault from multiple threats. I’m not PC; I call it like I see it. – Please “Like” me on Facebook, “Follow” me on Twitter or visit www.rickwells.us & www.truthburgers.com.
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You ought to see these assholes washing their stinking Muslim feet at the wash basins, inside the truck stop restrooms. Rag head MTF,s.
Never mind the bakery that would not make a gay cake based on their religious principles.
Consider this the calm before the storm. Use the time and your resources wisely and buy more ammo. The victory will not be a given. You gotta earn it and your enemies are legion.
Hope they both get shot right in their turbans for coming here and stealing our resources.
I’ll drink to that…sorry I couldn’t resist
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Muslims… another Saturn death cult religion. They need to smoke a bong and have a shot. Then shut the FK up! Plus quit KID fkng and quit treating women like cattle.
Yet a poor Kentucky county clerk went to jail over her religious convictions, she should have claimed she was a mooslim I guess.
Kill them all and let God sort it out.