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i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Got a real stupid follow-up question: besides asking in an interview or discovering the fact in the news or a web search, is there a way to know if the reason a company is hiring because the union members left?

What is stopping the company from hiding this fact? I want to believe it works but every time I am hopeful about something like this working there is something I am missing that makes things business as usual.

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Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
It would be pretty obvious as you would most likely be walking through a picket line if you where hired as a scab. This is known as crossing the line and is a sure way to get labeled a scab.

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- i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Thank you for answering my stupid question, that makes a lot of sense.
  
  I mainly wanted to make sure I wouldn’t inadvertently weaken a union. I recognize I miss a LOT of things that are obvious to others but I am trying to learn. Being autistic and raised in a very conservative household has necessitated me having to think carefully about the life lessons I was taught and to logically work through cognitive shortcuts as I identify them.
  
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