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Re:Wal-Mart Tells Workers: Don’t Download Labor Group’s Chat... by tomcam on Sunday November 20, 2016 @04:19PM (#13001293)
Is Wal-Mart actually doing anything illegal? They are not preventing their employees from downloading anything. They are simply telling the employees that the app collects personal information and that it may be used in nefarious ways. I see no evidence at all that Walmart is stopping the employees from any kind of download of the app.
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Re:Wal-Mart Tells Workers: Don’t Download Labor Group’s Chat... by moyta on Monday November 21, 2016 @12:54AM (#13003465)
Its disingenuous and in other countries would get the labor board on their ass, they are using FUD to stop their employees from organizing.

Here in the US we have very weak labor law enforcement, thus Trump can have managers dodge a certified union [1] approved by his employees in a vote, and not even get a slap on the wrist for refusing to bargain with the union as his company is legally required to.

[1] - http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/las-vegas-hotel-wor...

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Re:Wal-Mart Tells Workers: Don’t Download Labor Group’s Chat... by refurb on Monday November 21, 2016 @01:13AM (#13003528)
Nothing in that article suggests Trump broke the law.
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Re:Wal-Mart Tells Workers: Don’t Download Labor Group’s Chat... by popcornarsonist on Monday November 21, 2016 @01:22AM (#13003567)
The Labor Board eventually issued a cease and desist, and ordered that the hotel negotiate with the union: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/labor-board-trump-hote...
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Re:Wal-Mart Tells Workers: Don’t Download Labor Group’s Chat... by washadjeffmad on Sunday November 20, 2016 @08:51PM (#13002479)
Might one of the nefarious ways that their personal information be used Walmart cutting the hours of known participants?

It'd be pretty inconvenient not to get a full schedule this close to the holidays. I'm sure that's enough to chill some participation.

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Re:Wal-Mart Tells Workers: Don’t Download Labor Group’s Chat... by wdr1 on Sunday November 20, 2016 @05:33PM (#13001682)
Agreed. The headline is misleading & I'm sure OP read the article.
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