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SpaceX Illegally Fired Workers Critical of Musk, Federal Agency Says

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Re: SpaceX Illegally Fired Workers Critical of Musk, Federal Agency Says

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Post by basementcat »

yinser wrote: post #23

Does anyone know where these employees were employed? I’m a worker in a right-to-work state and would love it if this set a precedent for icing out employers from retribution style separations.

At least California and Washington.

Re: SpaceX Illegally Fired Workers Critical of Musk, Federal Agency Says

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Post by robertwt7 »

how are they able to prove this in court though? surely the HR wouldn't be that stupid to document the reason of firing is "criticising the CEO".

also, not trying to be on Musk side, of course he has made some embarrassing and stupid tweets. But if you created a letter that your CEO's public comment is "frequent source of embarrassment", won't you get fired in any other company??

in meta, someone even got fired for being a youtuber, criticising the CEO and spreading the letter is worse right??

Re: SpaceX Illegally Fired Workers Critical of Musk, Federal Agency Says

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Post by KennyBlanken »

yinser wrote: post #23

Does anyone know where these employees were employed? I’m a worker in a right-to-work state and would love it if this set a precedent for icing out employers from retribution style separations.

That's not what right-to-work means. Right to work was invented by conservatives to give employees the "right" to not pay dues to a union that represents employees at the company.

It's just one of the many ways employers have managed to weaken unions in the US over the last half-plus century.

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