Big Boss Tells Staff to Stay Home Amid Protest Plans

A major investment company, Apollo Global Management, has asked its New York City employees to work from home on a specific Friday. This is because a protest is planned outside their office. The protest is about the company's CEO, Marc Rowan, who supports President Trump's policies on universities. About 1, 000 workers at Apollo's office on 9 West 57th St. got letters telling them to stay home. This is to avoid any trouble from the protest, which has been planned for weeks. The protest is organized by a group called The Professional Staff Congress. The group is upset because Marc Rowan is advising the Trump administration on a new plan for universities. This plan gives more money to schools that avoid left-wing ideas. Rowan thinks universities are not giving enough chances to local students and scholars. He also believes there is too much pressure on students to think a certain way. The protest group says it represents 30, 000 faculty and staff at the City University of New York. They want to protect academic freedom and the quality of education. The city has a new law that supports protests as long as they stay peaceful. Apollo has increased security and alerted the police. But they are not sure how many people will show up. Other companies in the same building are also telling their employees to be careful. The city's new mayor-elect has been linked to groups that protest against big businesses.