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Alphabet Workers Union Statement on YouTube Offering Voluntary Exit Packages (www.alphabetworkersunion.org)
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[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 3 months ago (3 children)

It should be illegal to fire employees if you're a publicly traded company and your stock is going up. Why would you?

[–] Routhinator@startrek.website 24 points 3 months ago (1 children)

These days firing employees when turning a profit is what makes the stock go up.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Anything and everything to make the line go up

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

This is why unions matter. Aside from negotiating employment agreements, they can lobby government. Enough unions across enough industries will make change.