Chrysler: Wear Leather or We'll Have Your Hide!

The suits at Chrysler must have purposely wanted to piss PETA off, because they just issued a mandate to their employees forcing them to wear leather (and only leather) shoes -- or they won't get a paycheck.

The memo sent to the car company's factory workers states: "... all employee's [sic] shall not wear any shoe with open toe or open heal, Canvas, Suede, Mesh, plastic, pleather or any shoe with a raised heel. Only shoes/boots of solid leather composition are allowed ..."

If workers don't have leather shoes on, they'll be sent home -- and Chrysler specifically threatens no pay if this occurs.

PETA already had a cow over the memo, of course, and sent Chrysler this letter of condemnation.



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46. ...For all the people going on about your holyer than thou "safety issue"...I guess your un aware that there are VEGAN safety boots that comply with safety standards...So AGAIN,tell me WHY someone should be FIRED for wearing them!?...LOL

Posted at 10:17AM on Oct 18th 2008 by Rory28

47. Okay, I have parents that work for factories. There is a good reason for the need for leather shoes. The companies that make steel toe shoes do not make very good STS in other materials. So probably to cut down on workplace injuries, they are requiring that the workers spend a bit more and buy the safer shoes, p.s most shoes have or are treated with some sort of animal product. I am just saying.

Posted at 6:01PM on Oct 23rd 2008 by I realist

48. these peta idiots obviously have never been in a working class job
they should try and work at an auto manufacturing plant. Oh and let them wear something else so they can go to the hospital and get their foot amputated.
stupid yuppie retards

Posted at 12:53AM on Oct 28th 2008 by huzzahuzza53

49. F p.i.t.a.
Only morons care what they think anyway.

Posted at 9:45AM on Oct 22nd 2008 by Meatatarian

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