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As I understand the article, this is not a free speech issue but a free association (e.g. union-forming) issue: if you can't (easily) discuss your working condi
by JoachimSchipper 16y ago
As I understand the article, this is not a free speech issue but a free association (e.g. union-forming) issue: if you can't (easily) discuss your working conditions, it becomes very hard to organize. E.g. "MyCo sucks" may still be prohibited in specific agreements, but "MyCo pays $10/hour and makes you work long hours" is perfectly fine. (Think ea_spouse.)
- notahacker 16y agoI'd have thought the other big question is whether Facebook was considered to be quasi-private channel for employees to share concerns with each other or a broadcast medium.
- stcredzero 16y agoClearly, the law has to catch up and start addressing social graph media directly as an intermediate but distinct form.
- byrneseyeview 16y agoYou can't fire someone for griping as long as the gripes are objective? That seems kind of ridiculous. It's clear that companies should prefer employees who criticize constructively (i.e. emailing the boss to say that people would get more done if they made more money but didn't have to work such long hours). What purpose would it serve to make it harder to select such people?