From: Date: Wed, 22 Mar 1995 19:33:30 -0500 Subject: KFC Follow-Up Letter March 22, 1995 Mr. Steve Provost Vice President Kentucky Fried Chicken 1900 Colonel Sanders Ln. Louisville, KY 40213 Dear Mr. Provost, I want to thank you for your quick response to our press release and our concerns regarding treatment of employees at KFC. We would like to work together with KFC to ensure a workplace that respects the rights of all employees, including gay, lesbian, bisexual and people of color. We have received a copy of KFC's "Equal Employment Opportunity" policy issued Jan. 1, 1986 and revised April 2, 1993. It prompts additional questions from us, along with specific recommendations from us to KFC. We would like to know, in writing, how KFC's policy specifically covers employees in the Louisville, KY, market. Louisville, as you know, does not currently have a city-wide anti-discrimination ordinance that protects lesbian, gay and bisexual workers. In our experience, discrepancies between what some companies say they have in terms of protections and what communities cover can lead to cases where workplace protections are affected by lack of local laws. Hence, we need to know how KFC's policy specifically covers employees in Louisville. Also, we would like to know how KFC trains its employees around implementation of the policy, in particular store managers and area supervisors. In addition, what sensitivity training, if any, has KFC provided around AIDS/HIV and sexual orientation in the workplace? We also respectfully request KFC to back up its policy by publicly supporting the human rights ordinance that bans discrimination based on sexual orientation in Louisville, your corporate hometown. The measure, as you know, is up for vote by the Board of Aldermen on March 28. Finally, we ask that KFC meet together, at the same time, with representatives of the African-American and gay/lesbian communities in Louisville to engage in good-faith discussions around workplace issues at KFC. In particular, these groups are the Justice Resource Center and the Fairness Campaign. We look forward to your response to our requests and to mutual opportunities for working together to ensure a productive workplace free of intolerance and discrimination. Thank you. Sincerely, Kerry Lobel Deputy Director cc: David Novak President, KFC