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Re:1k Netflix employees threaten work stoppage over Dave Cha... by chuckee on Sunday October 17, 2021 @08:34PM (#28901030)
> If you don't like the company's decisions, you should stop working for the company - easy enough.

While I don't agree with the aims of the employees in question, I should point out that unions came about because your advice does not work. The only way to stand a chance against organized capital is with organized labor. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28603398

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Re:1k Netflix employees threaten work stoppage over Dave Cha... by stjohnswarts on Sunday October 17, 2021 @09:00PM (#28901216)
Sure but you have to get enough organized labor. This is a niche topic and I'm guessing the other 99% of netflix don't care enough about it to get fired. Organized labor generally appeared because of universal bad working conditions, pay, voice in governance, etc. Not really because of less popular items like LGBQ concerns about a comedian's opinions.
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