Dozens Of Call Center Workers Walk Off Job In Protest Rather Than Read McCain Script Attacking Obama

[almaty 19]

Some three dozen workers at a telemarketing call center in Indiana walked off the job rather than read an incendiary McCain campaign script attacking Barack Obama, according to two workers at the center and one of their parents.

Nina Williams, a stay-at-home mom in Lake County, Indiana, tells us that her daughter recently called her from her job at the center, upset that she had been asked to read a script attacking Obama for being "dangerously weak on crime," "coddling criminals," and for voting against "protecting children from danger."

Williams' daughter told her that up to 40 of her co-workers had refused to read the script, and had left the call center after supervisors told them that they would have to either read the call or leave, Williams says. The call center is called Americall, and it's located in Hobart, IN.

"They walked out," Williams says of her daughter and her co-workers, adding that they weren't fired but willingly sacrificed pay rather than read the lines. "They were told [by supervisors], `If you all leave, you're not gonna get paid for the rest of the day."

The daughter, who wanted her name withheld fearing retribution from her employer, confirmed the story to us. "It was like at least 40 people," the daughter said. "People thought the script was nasty and they didn't wanna read it."

A second worker at the call center confirmed the episode, saying that "at least 30" workers had walked out after refusing to read the script.

"We were asked to read something saying [Obama and Democrats] were against protecting children from danger," this worker said. "I wouldn't do it. A lot of people left. They thought it was disgusting."

This worker, too, confirmed sacrificing pay to walk out, saying her supervisor told her: "If you don't wanna phone it you can just go home for the day."

The script coincided with this robo-slime call running in other states, but because robocalling is illegal in Indiana it was being read by call center workers.

Representatives at Americall in Indiana, and at the company's corporate headquarters in Naperville, Illinois, didn't return calls for comment.

[Ban Hammer 13,344]

fire them. hire illegals. they'll do the job american's won't.

[NickD 203]

fire them. hire illegals. they'll do the job american's won't.

Hmmm, wonder if they walked off here as well, not getting 3-4 phone calls a day like last Friday, none over the weekend nor Monday, miss that about as much as having a rock inside of my shoe.

[pedroh 21]

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commie!

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I feel a wind of righteousness on my back.

[almaty 19]

i think some folks are tired of lies and bullshit....and to be a ####### for mimium wage and back hatered ...it is not worth it

[Ban Hammer 13,344]

I feel a wind of righteousness on my back.

that's just bird doo-doo

[nowhereman 1]

The robo-calls are disgusting & there's no place for them. Palin is even against them, which should tell you how inappropriate they are.

[HAL 9000 96]

fire them. hire illegals. they'll do the job american's won't.

As per their own supervisors:

"If you don't wanna phone it you can just go home for the day."

Which means that sometimes people can and do have enough morality to not play along with political lying for pay.

[Ban Hammer 13,344]

fire them. hire illegals. they'll do the job american's won't.

As per their own supervisors:

"If you don't wanna phone it you can just go home for the day."

Which means that sometimes people can and do have enough morality to not play along with political lying for pay.

why do you hate illegals?

[Chica Yeyé 41]

i think some folks are tired of lies and bullshit....and to be a ####### for mimium wage and back hatered ...it is not worth it

it's not???

[Sister Fracas 5]

fire them. hire illegals. they'll do the job american's won't.

As per their own supervisors:

"If you don't wanna phone it you can just go home for the day."

Which means that sometimes people can and do have enough morality to not play along with political lying for pay.

[Niels Bohr 72]

This employer is definitely a small business.

[HAL 9000 96]

fire them. hire illegals. they'll do the job american's won't.

As per their own supervisors:

"If you don't wanna phone it you can just go home for the day."

Which means that sometimes people can and do have enough morality to not play along with political lying for pay.

why do you hate illegals?

Because I hate America.

(damn we're nipping all the usual one-liners in the bud today!)