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Re:Google Employees Demand the End of Forced Arbitration Acr... by mschuster91 on Monday December 10, 2018 @05:51PM (#18651835)
> but on the converse, it can protect employees who would have otherwise been fired for improprieties

I know of these cases in the US, but that wouldn't fly in a German union. They only stand up for you when the employer acts out of reason, but not if you're fired with a valid reason (e.g. sexual misconduct). Maybe a look at the German system could be of help here, though I sympathize more with the French model as their unions sometimes go the extra way for the employees.

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Re:Google Employees Demand the End of Forced Arbitration Acr... by walshemj on Monday December 10, 2018 @06:25PM (#18652040)
Absolutely UK unions are like lawyers in this regard you represent the member even if you know they will be found guilty, to make sure their rights are protected and more importantly to "keep the company honest" as one senior manager said to me once.

I suspect that Mr Danmore (x googler) did not get fired fairly as google did not I suspect follow its internal procedures to the letter.

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