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23. Wow.. in Maryland, too.. How 20 years have changed! That's quite
Tue Nov 20, 2012, 06:29 PM
Nov 2012

an expensive breakfast for Denny's!

The Perfect Storm..some racist assholes in the kitchen and the manager..Fired! Has some excellent witnesses too. Can you imagine the beehive of fallout activity going on in the upper echelons of Denny's?!

They got smacked down for Racial Discrimination in the '90s!

We the People still have the power! BlueCaliDem Nov 2012 #1
I find it interesting BainsBane Nov 2012 #2
I bet not many of their employees ever got health insurance from them anyway, either frazzled Nov 2012 #4
no, they don't BainsBane Nov 2012 #6
Nope. I know the business. 47of74 Nov 2012 #25
Cheating employees out of health care is like walking out without paying for your meal BlueStreak Nov 2012 #3
I started the boycott a long long time ago. Kalidurga Nov 2012 #5
That was 1990 or 1991, I think. closeupready Nov 2012 #8
It was at a Denny's in Annopolis Md. hootinholler Nov 2012 #11
Thank you for your reply. I was really off. Kalidurga Nov 2012 #18
Wow.. in Maryland, too.. How 20 years have changed! That's quite Cha Nov 2012 #23
See reply 11, found the story. n/t hootinholler Nov 2012 #13
This is for you MrScorpio Nov 2012 #22
They can regret his remarks, but that ship has sailed. closeupready Nov 2012 #7
I'm willing to almost guarantee that the franchise contract Metz signed with coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #16
+1 uponit7771 Nov 2012 #30
Here is the email I sent them BlueStreak Nov 2012 #9
And their response BlueStreak Nov 2012 #10
Applebees response: Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #14
Wow, BlueStreak,! thanks for your letter to Denny's.. it was quite Cha Nov 2012 #24
Thoughts on this... martalcd Nov 2012 #27
Welcome to DU! hrmjustin Nov 2012 #29
Thank you! martalcd Nov 2012 #32
You cannot cancel a franchise that easily BlueStreak Nov 2012 #31
Thats the part I love about this. Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #12
If Denny's really disapproved of Metz' position, they could yank his franchise. Bake Nov 2012 #15
They probably cannot "yank" it BlueStreak Nov 2012 #17
all the more reason onethatcares Nov 2012 #19
I suspect there's a "don't damage the brand" clause... JHB Nov 2012 #20
"who owns restaurants in other concepts" This is so wrong central scrutinizer Nov 2012 #21
Then offer health care to your workers. Case closed. DonRedwood Nov 2012 #26
Why didn't Dennys corporate offices immediatly come out against the Franchisee?! uponit7771 Nov 2012 #28
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