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The precedent is that the NLRB has issued a warning past this point. Apple can respond however they want, but this is their shot across the bow.
by smoldesu 3y ago
The precedent is that the NLRB has issued a warning past this point. Apple can respond however they want, but this is their shot across the bow.
- sidewndr46 3y agoBut to my knowledge an NLRB warning is no effect. It isn't like after the 3rd warning, Apple enters Chapter 7 bankruptcy automatically. If I was Apple's legal counsel, I'd be telling them we won this round.
- smoldesu 3y agoYou don't win any fight that ends in a concession. Apple was instructed to cease-and-desist; if they continue along their current path, they could be held liable for violating federal labor laws. Their legal council is probably doing the same thing they did with the Uighur labor allegations and the Foxconn suicides - begging Apple to denounce it publicly and blame each instance rather than admit systemic abuse. It's pretty much all Apple knows at this point.
- sidewndr46 3y agoIssuing a cease and desist letter to a serial union buster is like telling Ted Bundy he needs to stop killing people. He probably agrees, but certainly isn't going to stop.
- smoldesu 3y agoTed Bundy's story ends with him dying in government custody, so I'd agree that it's an apt metaphor.