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Re:Every member of Bandcamp United Union bargaining team was... by g-b-r on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @08:00PM (#37936453)
From what I had read no one's been fired, Songtradr acquired the company without the employees and then hired back whoever they wanted
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Re:Every member of Bandcamp United Union bargaining team was... by somsak2 on Thursday October 19, 2023 @01:18AM (#37938787)
get around pesky laws with this one weird wording trick!
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Re:Every member of Bandcamp United Union bargaining team was... by Sakos on Thursday October 19, 2023 @02:57AM (#37939433)
This should be wildly illegal.
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Re:Every member of Bandcamp United Union bargaining team was... by throwaway5959 on Thursday October 19, 2023 @03:26AM (#37939601)
Why?
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Re:Every member of Bandcamp United Union bargaining team was... by Doxin on Thursday October 19, 2023 @04:03AM (#37939880)
Because in practice it allows firing people for reasons otherwise illegal. You shouldn't be able to get around the law by playing word games.
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Re:Every member of Bandcamp United Union bargaining team was... by creshal on Thursday October 19, 2023 @07:18AM (#37941255)
"We're not firing all black and jewish employees, we're just letting a shell company acquire our assets and then re-hire everyone who's a white christian male" reaaally should not be legal.
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