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JCanete

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25. When you don't show up for work you don't always get fired. How many people took a holiday

Reply to Averagegrunt (Reply #14)

Sat Feb 18, 2017, 12:39 PM

Feb 2017

to protest who didn't get fired throughout the nation? The employer didn't win by firing them, unless the point was to chill any notion that people should organize and fight for their rights, and even then, I would suggest this decision only catalyzes such a movement.

It's not like the company was likely to see another strike any time soon, and now they need 12 new employees.

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Company fires 18 employees after they participated in 'A Day Without Immigrants' [View all] yeoman6987 Feb 2017 OP

That was inevitable, really. MineralMan Feb 2017 #1

SHUT THEM DOWN!! nikibatts Feb 2017 #2

I agree. Find out who their commercial and government customers Blue_true Feb 2017 #21

12 fired from Oklahoma bar & grill pinboy3niner Feb 2017 #3

20 people took off work to march for the unfairness. Why was it done during still_one Feb 2017 #4

Weekends are the busiest time for most low-paying jobs. FSogol Feb 2017 #6

Of course Averagegrunt Feb 2017 #5

In DC, the owners made do with the other staff that showed up, closed in solidarity, or offered a FSogol Feb 2017 #7

That's awesome Averagegrunt Feb 2017 #8

That's true. Its a risk these workers were willing to take. It kind of doesn't make sense to JCanete Feb 2017 #23

Do you think it is less costly to hire and train new employees than cut some slack for a 1 day FSogol Feb 2017 #35

In their statement the company said they were fired because they were panader0 Feb 2017 #9

Of course! Averagegrunt Feb 2017 #11

So it's good they were fired because they were so badly needed? panader0 Feb 2017 #12

Yes Averagegrunt Feb 2017 #14

You are missing the point (besides perhaps being lost). panader0 Feb 2017 #16

Please Averagegrunt Feb 2017 #19

When you don't show up for work you don't always get fired. How many people took a holiday JCanete Feb 2017 #25

Point Averagegrunt Feb 2017 #28

Yup, I don't show up I get written up not fired. ileus Feb 2017 #31

Basically Averagegrunt Feb 2017 #17

Should we just bow down to Trump, yeoman6987? Kingofalldems Feb 2017 #10

Here's Trump, yeoman6987: Kingofalldems Feb 2017 #13

I'll be calling them on Monday Phone number (615) 331-4402. I want them to verify if this is TrekLuver Feb 2017 #15

bullshit statement.... spanone Feb 2017 #18

Semantics Averagegrunt Feb 2017 #20

nope. terminated for their political beliefs....no semantics. spanone Feb 2017 #27

Good Averagegrunt Feb 2017 #29

welcome to D.U.! spanone Feb 2017 #30

Thank you! Averagegrunt Feb 2017 #32

The defense of these billh58 Feb 2017 #22

I checked their company website. Here are some of their customers. Blue_true Feb 2017 #24

here is the list grantcart Feb 2017 #36

Good. Well deserved! Auntie Bush Feb 2017 #26

White Privilege otohara Feb 2017 #37

Plus 100! n/t billh58 Feb 2017 #38

Trump's winery needs 28 workers. I suppose these people might have gone there if Vinca Feb 2017 #33

Retail and restaurants firing workers who didn't work a Friday Kimchijeon Feb 2017 #34