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> Do you realize you are all reinforcing that business must come always first before personal expression? But it must. If an employer at Starbucks signs off ev
by Gareth321 3y ago
> Do you realize you are all reinforcing that business must come always first before personal expression?
But it must. If an employer at Starbucks signs off every order with “Heil Hitler,” we should expect them to be fired. Companies don’t have to afford employees free speech when they are on company time.
- Osmose 3y agoThere already are protected forms of speech in the workplace, including discussion of workplace safety, unionizing, as well as speaking out against harassment and discrimination. And the NLRB has already ruled that some of those are protected even when made on social media, even if it's alongside profainty[1]. Perhaps criticism of the government or government representatives should be added to the list? [1] National Labor Relations Board v. Pier Sixty, LLC, 855 F.3d 115 (2d Cir. 2017)., via the second footnote on https://www.shouselaw.com/ca/blog/first-amendment-rights-at-work/ https://www.shouselaw.com/ca/blog/first-amendment-rights-at-...
- Gareth321 3y agoFair opinion. I might agree, but the manner of this “disagreement” was clearly outside the bounds of any reasonable code of conduct. I would not support such a law if it permitted workplaces to turn into places where screaming obscenities at each other over government policies were considered protect speech.