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A new California law bans your boss from ordering you to attend anti-union meetings (www.newsfromthestates.com)

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Gov. Newsom and legislative Democrats pushed through a law that bans employers from requiring workers to attend ‘captive audience meetings.’ It was the latest victory for the labor movement at the state Capitol.

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Confusing options for mandates in general is a hugely common logical fallacy. It's the same kind of defective argument that people use against things like bike lanes and the "15-minute-city" (which is about making it possible to access to access day-to-day amenities within 15 minutes of travel, not restricting people from traveling beyond that).

[–] Infynis@midwest.social 4 points 1 year ago

It's a logical fallacy that has been cultivated by those it's beneficial to