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Re:Google Walkout Organizers Say They're Facing Retaliation by idlewords on Monday April 22, 2019 @02:17PM (#19721260)
You're wrong about this. The walkout organizers were engaging in concerted action to redress a specific workplace grievance, and that conduct is protected under US labor law.

Google is not allowed to retaliate, either by punishing them, or by offering positive incentives to others to not participate in the conduct.

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Re:Google Walkout Organizers Say They're Facing Retaliation by turc1656 on Monday April 22, 2019 @04:23PM (#19722569)
You are correct. I was wrong. I found an explanation of it but can no longer edit my original comment.

https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2018/11/01/when-a-walkout-hi...

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Re:Google Walkout Organizers Say They're Facing Retaliation by dekhn on Monday April 22, 2019 @02:21PM (#19721306)
Which is why any actions Google would take against the organizers would be especially carefully scrutinized. That's why I'm surprised- to take this action, Google HR would have to know they would be watched closely and likely end up with a court case (a skeptic might surmise that the protestors were hoping such a case would occur).
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Re:Google Walkout Organizers Say They're Facing Retaliation by idlewords on Monday April 22, 2019 @02:24PM (#19721355)
Effective retaliation turns a difficult HR and employee morale problem into a minor legal problem. A court case is a bad outcome for labor organizers—they can never hope to match the resources their employer can bring to bear, and the proceedings can last for years. For that reason, it's a good outcome for the employer, and why you see large companies using the tactic at the first sign of labor unrest.
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Re:Google Walkout Organizers Say They're Facing Retaliation by Jasper_ on Monday April 22, 2019 @02:55PM (#19721708)
White collar crime (like retaliation, or wage theft) is rarely tried or prosecuted for.
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Re:Google Walkout Organizers Say They're Facing Retaliation by tptacek on Friday April 26, 2019 @09:41AM (#19757336)
Violations of the NLRA are rarely criminal.
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Re:Google Walkout Organizers Say They're Facing Retaliation by idlewords on Friday April 26, 2019 @04:32PM (#19761483)
Is there any case where they've been criminal?
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Re:Google Walkout Organizers Say They're Facing Retaliation by tptacek on Friday April 26, 2019 @06:21PM (#19762262)
I'm not aware, but I'm always worried some lawyer is going to come and smite me with a fraud case where the NLRA was tangentially involved.
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