Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoLA Times fires 115 journalists in ‘HR zoom webinar’ following union protestswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1225cross-posted to: brainworms@lemm.eeworkreform@lemmy.world
arrow-up1225external-linkLA Times fires 115 journalists in ‘HR zoom webinar’ following union protestswww.theguardian.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square12fedilinkcross-posted to: brainworms@lemm.eeworkreform@lemmy.world
minus-squareRHOPKINS13@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up26·11 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-up16·11 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.