Re Walmart... very interesting and timely, I have a young mom, giong back to work at Walmart in 2 wks, working on bf support policy for working moms.... this may be helpful as we 'negotiate' with her manager... grace- genl ped > -----Original Message----- > From: Delores Keith I.B.C.L.C. [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Monday, October 06, 1997 9:52 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Ohio Civil Rights Commision > > Remember a few monthes ago when we here in Ohio posted about our > Breastfeeding Rally demonstration in front of Wal-Mart. The Ohio mom > who was > asked to breastfeed her baby in the restroom or a dressing room of > the > Lebanon Wal-mart heard this morning from the Civil Rights Commision. > Who she > filed a complaint with several months ago. The Commision has presented > an > offer to Wal-Mart. Under Item #2 In exchange for the promises of the > person > claiming to be agrieved, (The MOM) and the Ohio Civil Rights Commision > contained in this agreement, Respondent agrees to ALLOW THE PERSON > CLAIMING > TO BE AGRIEVED TO BREAST FEED HER CHILD IN ALL RESPONDENT'S FACILITIES > OF > PUBLIC ACCOMODATION WHERE THE MOTHER IS OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED TO BE. > RESPONDENT AGREES NOT TO SEGREGATE HER WITHIN ALL RESPONDENT'S > FACILITES OF > PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION. RESPONDENT AGREES TO TREAT THE PERSON CLAIMING > TO BE > AGRIEVED LIKE ALL OTHER PATRONS. > UNDER #5: THE PERSON CLAIMING TO BE AGRIEVED AND RESONDENT AGREE THAT > THIS > AGREEMENT MAY BE USED AS EVIDENCE IN A SUBSEQUENT PROCEEDING IN WHICH > ANY OF > THE PARTIES ALLEGE A BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT. > (This agreement is with Wal-Mart Corp, not just the local store. > Which > should impact Moms & Babes nation wide) > I felt that the entire offer was to lenghthy to put here. Wal-mart has > yet to > sign this. It was sent to them last Friday. But they have ten days. > Interestingly one of our other interested LC's in the area got a call > this > evening from a member of the Board of Directors because of a letter > that was > sent by a local Mom complaining about Wal-marts breastfeeding policy > or lack > there of one. He said he was unaware of this incident and was appalled > that > this had happened. More news to come as this story developes. > Needless to > say , this decision was not come to with out in put from us over the > last few > weeks of negotiations. > Dee Keith , IBCLC< LLLL< mother of 10 Breastfed Children. Cincinnati