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Solar employees join UAW, management hires anti-union consultants with "96% success rate" and lays off 40% of workforce - claims not union-busting (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 8 months ago by cyu@sh.itjust.works to c/unions@lemmy.ml

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[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 55 points 8 months ago (3 children)

In the wake of its decision to furlough workers, EmPower had several job postings on its website, including for solar installers.

hmmm

[–] IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social 30 points 8 months ago (1 children)

People should mass apply to those postings and waste their time.

[–] sour@kbin.social 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

is more efficient to make bot

[–] IWantToFuckSpez@kbin.social 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

True but if they realize that lots of applications are fake they can just filter out the fakes by the IP address. Unless you use a botnet. Which is not legal.

[–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

Tor or other ip randomizer services are legal

[–] RadicalCandour@startrek.website 24 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It would sure be a shame if someone started flooding the job postings with fake applicants. I’ve heard of this happening before and it’s quite disruptive, wouldn’t cha know.

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Or even more shamefully, actually going through with it and just not showing up when you're meant to start.

[–] MelodiousFunk@kbin.social 25 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Get hired, show up, join union, walk out.

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 10 points 8 months ago

Ah the ol' ghsujuwo.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 22 points 8 months ago (1 children)

If the workers were truly "laid off" then they've got first dibs on being re-hired, right?

(...right?)

Maybe it's time for the Department of Labor to make sure that gets enforced.

[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 8 months ago

That's commonly in a union contract...