Our CEO had to do this last year.

Due to rising costs, the company decided to outsource some production. The end product was just as good in quality and much cheaper, even after shipping and import taxes.

A few employees were concerned about outsourcing to that specific country and started to discuss and petition the senior executives.

The CEO clamped down hard and said it was a business decision and if anyone didn't like it, they could leave. No politics.

In the end, those employees are still here, but the quality of their work has definitely suffered.