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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 70 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Huh, fired? For what cause?

[–] Signtist@lemm.ee 59 points 1 year ago

A criminal is the head of the governing body that makes the laws. Why even bother asking why he's not following them?

[–] rational_lib@lemmy.world 55 points 1 year ago

Attempted justice.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 21 points 1 year ago

Oh don't worry about that -they're reclassifying then as at-will first. Which is the crookedest hiring policy ever. We have it here in Illinois and it's total bullshit.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

"cause what are you going to do about it?" Apparently

[–] Paddzr@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Its US. You can be fired at any time. What do you think this is? Europe?

[–] Charlatan@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Literally, from the article:

It was also not immediately known how many of the fired prosecutors intended to challenge the terminations by arguing that the department had cast aside civil service protections afforded to federal employees

That tells me federal employees have different rules and they may have a path to make things uncomfortable for a while. Whether that's worth the effort is up to them.

[–] homura1650@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

By private companies. Federal employees have a lot more protections.

[–] Tilgare@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I live in a at-will ~~right to work~~ state, so I understand that. But not every state is an at-will ~~right to work~~ state, and surely the way federal employees are treated is legislated differently and not on a state level. Do federal employees have zero protections?

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Right to work means non-union employees can't be forced to pay dues in a unionized workplace. It has nothing to do with at-will employment, which allows an employer to terminate an employee without cause at any time.

The only non-at-will state is Montana.

[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Right to work means they have the right to fire you for any reason. Sure you can also quit for any reason, but who really needed that?

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No, that's "at will" employment. "Right to work" is a completely different thing related to non union members paying into the union.

[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I'll stand corrected

[–] Paddzr@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

On paper or in practice?

Because seems like whatever president says goes.

[–] Tilgare@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Fair question. On paper. On paper is what actually matters, long term... So long as the checks in balances in place aren't all totally neutralized.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Fascism is here. Causes aren't required anymore.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

The BS reason they gave is in the article. We all know the real reason is that they aren't loyal to Dear Leader.

[–] OccamsRazer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Probably because they think he is incompetent and should be in jail. If your employees don't respect you and think you should be in jail, then they might not be a good fit.