I am a certified group fitness instructor. I have been teaching in the area of group fitness for over 20 years. I currently teach at various facilities thoughout NJ. I was employeed by Lucille Roberts for 3 years. New management at the facility decided to hire another fitness instructor to replace me when I was on vacation. I was never told this was going to happen or even given the curtosey until I came in to teach and was told at that time. When I asked why this happened the manager told me she was trying to be fair. I asked fair to whom. She said the new instructor she hired was only able to teach on one particular day so she decided to give her my position. How is this fair to a dedicated employee who has always been there to teach? I did have one other class on the group fitness schedule. I came into teach my class and immediately following my class the manager informed me that I was no longer needed at the facility. When I asked why she told me I was late for class and the new instructor has "tripled" the class numbers. First of all this is impossible. My classes were very well attended and held approximately 50 people. It would be impossible for the room to hold 150 partcipants. I was given no verbal or written warining when this occured. There are other instructors at the facility that are not certifiied to teach group fitness and do not hold a current CPR certification which is a mandatory requirement for anyone that teaches in the industry. I am also of the opinion that I was let go because I am the only male caucasion instructor at the facility. Most of the instructors and staff of our latino decent. These instructors are guilty of infractions such as not showing up for thier classes, being late and calling out, yet they are still employeed by Lucille Roberts. This has never happened to me before at any facility I have worked at. I was treated with total unprofessionalism. I don't know what recourse I have at this point, but I just wanted other instructors and members considering this facility to be aware.