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Its a bold move to try to protest the people signing your paycheque while at work (without a union backing you up)

• toast0 3y ago
  From a brief look at the national labor relation boar's right to strike page[1], an employer could likely fire over a disruptive protest over who the company does business with; union or no. If you need that paycheck, you better check with a labor lawyer first. I'm assuming the protest was disruptive, based on the what was reported in the article and the Google memo. I think it's reasonable to ask someone to leave someone else's office, and expect them to at least leave the office itself. Personally, I'm ok if you want to picket outside the office, as long as you don't impede movement, and if you want to picket outside the building, go ahead. Other people are free to have other ideas about what's appropriate, and I don't expect Google to be supportive of picketing, inside the building or out. But if keeping their job was important to them, finding a different venue than the CTOs office when asked to leave would have been a good step. Getting arrested at work because you won't leave when asked is not usually good for continued employment. [1] https://www.nlrb.gov/strikes https://www.nlrb.gov/strikes