Federal holiday pressures companies to give Juneteenth off

Hundreds of top companies had already pledged last year to observe Juneteenth in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd and the national reckoning on racism that followed.

Patagonia, the outdoor apparel retailer, announced that all of its U.S. stores will be closed Saturday, and its corporate offices would be closed Monday. Other brands, including Target, J.C. Penney and Best Buy had pledged last year to adopt Juneteenth as a paid holiday, though they are keeping stores open. Several major banks have said employees will get a floating paid day off.

State governments that had not already declared Juneteenth a holiday were also scrambling to respond the new federal holiday. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced that all state government offices will be closed Friday, superseding a state law signed just two days earlier that would have made June 19 a state holiday next year.

“Many employees are going to resent their employers for not giving them the holiday because they don't understand that it's a complicated process,” Valencia said. Raheem Thompson, a social media specialist for a retail company, said he was disappointed he didn't get a paid day off. Instead, he said the company sent an email acknowledging the federal holiday and pledging to consider time off in the future.

Black Americans, especially in Texas, have long celebrated Juneteenth with church picnics and speeches. But the federal holiday declaration brought it to the attention of some Americans for the first time.

Y do the have to pressure companies just do it, it's the damn law! Folks always have to go against the grain...smh

Why can't this be a thing for election day?

No there isn't.

Does Joe even know what he just signed ?

If I'm white do I get the day off ?

God wipe out all evil racist people in this country! God had they never exist in this country everything they do evil to innocent black people would not be happening! God they believe in their sick minds this is their country and will not admit the truth that it was stolen!!

I WOULD LIKE TO WISH ALL YOU WONDERFUL FATHERS A VERY HAPPY & BLESSED DAY❤️❤️❤️

Companies have floating holidays where you pick the one you want!!

They will, just without pay. Enjoy your holiday.

Just call it Nigger Day, don’t be shy!)))

A federal holiday is just that, a PAID holiday for federal employees. Nothing more.

Not really, most of them are on welfare anyway!

Why doesn’t show some leadership and give their folks a day off?

Pressures companies to give the day off ? Kinda reminds me of Jesse J. and the Rainbow Coalition and the “Shakedown of America “ when he strong armed Companies like Coca Cola into giving him $$

Business I ever worked for only gave me thanksgiving and Christmas off.

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