Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoLA Times fires 115 journalists in ‘HR zoom webinar’ following union protestswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up1227arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1225arrow-down1external-linkLA Times fires 115 journalists in ‘HR zoom webinar’ following union protestswww.theguardian.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square13fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareRHOPKINS13@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up27·6 months agoHR was glad to use the protests as an excuse for the firing. They needed a good sounding reason since all of these writers were going to be replaced by AI anyway.
minus-squarenilloc@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·6 months agoIt sounds like union busting, which is a terrible reason for everyone but their investors—who can’t see past this quarter’s profits.
HR was glad to use the protests as an excuse for the firing. They needed a good sounding reason since all of these writers were going to be replaced by AI anyway.
It sounds like union busting, which is a terrible reason for everyone but their investors—who can’t see past this quarter’s profits.