Just one more brick removed from the Judeo Christian history & heritage that helped build this country into the greatest in history. The commies are doing all they can to destroy it all!
Employees will now have to use paid time off to celebrate the December holiday.
The change, announced August 31, will also let employees earn extra holiday pay for working on Juneteenth—but not on Christmas Eve.
“We hope this will allow more opportunities for celebration, reflection, and education,” Emory Healthcare CEO Joon Sup Lee wrote in an email to employees. “[D]iversity, equity, and inclusion at Emory Healthcare (EHC) is about creating an environment of true belonging for our patients and team members, while ensuring equitable outcomes for all.”
The move came after Emory Healthcare solicited feedback on its holiday schedule, according to the email, which notes that patients can’t make clinical appointments on paid holidays. That policy appears to have fueled a zero-sum dynamic in which adding one holiday meant axing another.
“To minimize impact to patient care,” Lee said, “we will not be adding another paid holiday to our calendars. Rather, beginning January 2024, we will remove Christmas Eve from our holiday calendar and replace it with Juneteenth.”
"To minimize impact to patient care," Lee said, "we will not be adding another paid holiday to our calendars. Rather, beginning January 2024, we will remove Christmas Eve from our holiday calendar and replace it with Juneteenth."
— Aaron Sibarium (@aaronsibarium) September 7, 2023
Not everyone is happy about the new schedule. Hospital employees told Atlanta News First that the change would pit Christians and African Americans against each other—and Edwina Clanton, the president of the NAACP chapter in Emory’s county, warned of anti-black backlash.
— Aaron Sibarium (@aaronsibarium) September 7, 2023
"I’m sure it will put anger in some hearts," she said. "Why do we have to do this?" https://t.co/OOS3x70K20
— Aaron Sibarium (@aaronsibarium) September 7, 2023