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Luckily industry black listing was a major issue we already dealt within the late 1800's when it was common practice for local factories to share a black list o

Luckily industry black listing was a major issue we already dealt within the late 1800's when it was common practice for local factories to share a black list of "trouble causing" employees so they literally could not work anywhere in town if they caused problems for a single companies, because that could potentially hurt anyone's bottom line. </sarcasm> I love how an industry that claims to be so enlightened and educated barely cracks a history book when money gets involved.

bovermyer 12y ago
Don't forget the Red Scare, where if a person was publicly even just accused of being a Communist they would be shunned in every facet of their life. America is still dealing with the aftershocks of that one.
zo1 12y ago
One man's sarcastic dismissal of a concept is another man's brilliant opportunity at filling a need.
- valarauca1 12y ago
  Very true, except when laws of the land prohibit that practice the brilliance of the opportunity is questionable.
  - zo1 12y ago
    What laws of the land might you be referring to? I'm curious, as I'm at a loss of search-terms.
    - valarauca1 12y ago
      Black listing laws are handled at the state level not nationally which makes simply googling them a bit difficult as every state's legal code isn't uploaded and searchable (yet).
    - uiri 12y ago
      I think most US residents on HN live in a state where blacklisting is illegal. Washington state and New York have labour laws against blacklisting while California has a law against employers preventing previous employees from finding work. I wouldn't be surprised if most states had laws like New York, Washington or California. California Labor Code 1050-1053 may apply to blacklisting: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=lab&group=01001-02000&file=1050-1057 http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=lab&gr... Revised Code of Washington, 49.44.010 explicitly lists blacklisting as a prohibited labor practice. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=49.44.010 http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=49.44.010 NY Labor Law Section 704 lists blacklisting as an unfair labor practice. http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/LAWSSEAF.cgi?QUERYTYPE=LAWS+&QUERYDATA=$$LAB704$$@TXLAB0704+&LIST=LAW+&BROWSER=BROWSER+&TOKEN=53369305+&TARGET=VIEW http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/LAWSSEAF.cgi?QUERYTYPE=LAW...

bovermyer 12y ago

Don't forget the Red Scare, where if a person was publicly even just accused of being a Communist they would be shunned in every facet of their life. America is still dealing with the aftershocks of that one.

zo1 12y ago

One man's sarcastic dismissal of a concept is another man's brilliant opportunity at filling a need.

valarauca1 12y ago
Very true, except when laws of the land prohibit that practice the brilliance of the opportunity is questionable.
- zo1 12y ago
  What laws of the land might you be referring to? I'm curious, as I'm at a loss of search-terms.
  - valarauca1 12y ago
    Black listing laws are handled at the state level not nationally which makes simply googling them a bit difficult as every state's legal code isn't uploaded and searchable (yet).
  - uiri 12y ago
    I think most US residents on HN live in a state where blacklisting is illegal. Washington state and New York have labour laws against blacklisting while California has a law against employers preventing previous employees from finding work. I wouldn't be surprised if most states had laws like New York, Washington or California. California Labor Code 1050-1053 may apply to blacklisting: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=lab&group=01001-02000&file=1050-1057 http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=lab&gr... Revised Code of Washington, 49.44.010 explicitly lists blacklisting as a prohibited labor practice. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=49.44.010 http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=49.44.010 NY Labor Law Section 704 lists blacklisting as an unfair labor practice. http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/LAWSSEAF.cgi?QUERYTYPE=LAWS+&QUERYDATA=$$LAB704$$@TXLAB0704+&LIST=LAW+&BROWSER=BROWSER+&TOKEN=53369305+&TARGET=VIEW http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/LAWSSEAF.cgi?QUERYTYPE=LAW...