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Re:One Google Staffer Fired, Two Others Put on Leave Amid Te... by TheCoelacanth on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @02:39PM (#21528523)
> the issue is practicing political activism for your own pet cause in the workplace on company time and expecting literally no retribution

When the pet cause is something that affects working conditions at the company, then that "issue" you describe is simply expecting the company to follow labor laws.

Workers have the right to organize with other workers and advocate for change in their working conditions without retribution from the company.

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Re:One Google Staffer Fired, Two Others Put on Leave Amid Te... by rumanator on Thursday November 14, 2019 @06:34AM (#21534602)
> Workers have the right to organize with other workers and advocate for change in their working conditions without retribution from the company.

You're misrepresenting the facts. The newspiece states that the activists were fired for tracking and doxxing colleagues that they seemed reactionaries. This sort of abuse is hardly defensible.

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