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In reply to the discussion: Vegas Employer: Obama Won–So I Fired 22 Employees [View all]SickOfTheOnePct
(7,290 posts)55. I was just wondering about this
How does this work with a union? Assume this same situation, i.e., employer says hey, with the new health care law, I can't afford to pay the taxes, pay the bills and pay the employees, I have to let 22 employees go.
Can a union stop an employer from letting people go for economic reasons? If so, on what basis, i.e., does the employer have to show the union the books, etc?
Looks like another good reason to unionize small workplaces.
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Will probably be hearing lots more of these "scary" stories in the next few weeks
sammytko
Nov 2012
#12
On what basis? If they are at will employees, he could have just as soon fired them if
ProgressiveProfessor
Nov 2012
#36
Like he'd ever have 22 people he didn't actually need to run his business on the payroll
gollygee
Nov 2012
#5
that is what i am thinking. businesses are already so stream lined. an employee doing more than
seabeyond
Nov 2012
#17
But 22 is a large number. Does it qualify for the WARN Act notifications? n/t
OrwellwasRight
Nov 2012
#30
Not if you're covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (aka 'Contract'). Those
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#50
If it could or ever was true, F the employer, the employees make the bussiness mostly anyway
nolabels
Nov 2012
#29
Right. The guy has a "thriving business" and cans appx 20% of his employees after an election
Whovian
Nov 2012
#32
I'm not aware of any laws that prohibit firing someone for their political beliefs n/t
SickOfTheOnePct
Nov 2012
#57
Oh, for Chrissakes, it's CBS. (They predicted race as too close to call the day before
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#48
If I were re-writing their story, it would read like something like this:
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#92
If true that makes the owner to blame for the harm to the economy - not President Obama.
jwirr
Nov 2012
#73
Gillespie is the morning news host; Wall the afternoon drive time talk show host.
alp227
Nov 2012
#102
" I always made sure that when I went without a paycheck that made sure they were paid"
Matariki
Nov 2012
#80
I smell BS - name your business chickenshit, lets see you survive without dem $$$
City of Mills
Nov 2012
#84
Job Cremators--that's what they actually are! The veil has been lifted on another GOPBig Lie
librechik
Nov 2012
#85
Translation: I am a shitty businessman who's failed and is now scapegoating
Care Acutely
Nov 2012
#90