The order to remove Old Glory from work trucks or be terminated has created an army of iron-workers and riggers who will not comply. Industrial Piping Incorporated is a subcontractor for a plant expansion at CF Industries fertilizer plant in Louisiana. The crew has been working to complete the project since December 7, 2016, rolling onto the job each day with flags waving in the backs of their trucks. They are hard working Americans just doing their jobs.
Nothing had ever been said until that fateful day and then the gloves came off. Lose the flag or lose your job. The crew was furious and refused the order and showed up to work on Friday, flying their flags and prepared to lose their jobs. The crew, Jarome Hatch, Jim Lovel, Trevor Lewis, Robert Griffiths, Cody Johnson and Daryl McEntyre had the support of the community who got involved and planted American Flags in front of the CF Industry offices.
Read the remarks of the men willing to give up their livelihood to stand up for the principles and the country they love on the following page.
Thank you for continuing to fly our flag. I and so many other Americans stand with you. I am finding out that there are many battlefields on which freedom and pride for our country are fought. Thank you for standing
Stand strong my fellow AMERICANS. As always someone got butt hurt so they want the flags down. I say you want the flags gone pack your *ucking bags and move to another country. We have no use in America for people that are not proud of our Nation!!! God Bless America.
Stand your ground! Keep our flag flying! If they don’t like it, please move to another country!
God bless you and God.bless America!!!!
As Americans we are getting to complacent about what’s going on here in America. We stand by and let a few try and control us if we as Americans do not take a stand and do what we can to stop the onslaught of our American values . They are trying their best to erase everything about our history and our culture. We have to start a rebellion against those who want to change everything we stand for and love about AMERICA. They want us to bow down to them and do nothing. GOD BLESS AMERICA AND REAL AMERICAN PATRIOTS . Retired iron worker local 135.
So much disrespect for our American Flag. This is our Honor and our glory. Many Americans died for our flag. If you don’t like or respect it, try living in another Country. God Bless America.
Keep it flying Brothers..you also have a tinknocker on your side. Fly it high and proud!
Thank you for not backing down! It appears that we will all have to battle if this idiocy continues!’
Somehow we need to find a clearinghouse where all of these types on incidents are brought forward — and, a grassroots group of folks committed to sending emails, making phone calls and writing letters to companies that do not support our country, our flag and the constitution. Companies should not be able to get away with this behavior.
Way to go guys you have our support