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Re:Amazon fires two UX designers critical of warehouse worki... by xenocyon on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @02:30PM (#22869645)
> nor am I condoning this

Nobody's questioning the legality. The question is whether it should be condoned.

Private censorship is legal, but IMHO it can be unethical, especially when the balance of power is so far askew. An employer firing or threatening to fire an employee for speaking can have a large chilling effect.

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Re:Amazon fires two UX designers critical of warehouse worki... by YokoZar on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @11:33PM (#22874234)
There are plenty questioning the legality. Workers do have rights in the United States. One of them is to engage in organizing activity for mutual protection, which includes discussing working conditions with the public. Despite the spokesperson's doublespeak, that is exactly what they were fired for.
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