Sir Kazuo Ishiguro warns of young authors self-censoring out of 'fear'

Re:Sir Kazuo Ishiguro warns of young authors self-censoring ... by aparsons on Monday March 01, 2021 @01:37PM (#26306306)

> some companies won't work with you

It's a pretty big deal when that company is your employer. We need better protections around speech in this country. Firing someone for something they said cannot be a one-sided decision. At the minimum, the worker deserves the chance to go to court/arbitration

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Re:Sir Kazuo Ishiguro warns of young authors self-censoring ... by shadowgovt on Monday March 01, 2021 @01:47PM (#26306497)

This is one of the categories of protections unions historically offered.

Probably also worth noting that one does have the right to go to court if one believes one was wrongfully terminated. When Google fired James Damore, he sued. But the National Labor Relations Board ruled the firing was justified because he had made not-legally-protected statements that risked creating a hostile work environment.

https://apps.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d45826e6391

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Re:Sir Kazuo Ishiguro warns of young authors self-censoring ... by standardUser on Monday March 01, 2021 @08:17PM (#26310761)

Conservatives have fought tooth and nail for at-will employment for a hundred years. If they would like to moderate those views I am sure we could find a way to expand protections for workers in a variety of ways, including speech.

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