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Dana El-Kurd

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
4891 total appearances

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Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 234

You can just reduce someone effectively into a debt peon.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 234

And usually that kind of threat is abstract.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 234

This is how we are incentivized to work and to stay in line.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 234

If you lose your job, then you're going to drown in all of the things you need to do to survive.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 234

But no, here it's just, yeah, you're now $21,000 in debt to this company that just fired you.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 234

And again, that is due and payable immediately.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 234

That the way the contract is worded does not stipulate any sort of repayment period.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 234

Now, we have attestations from previous employees who have been fired under this contract and been released from it.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 234

So we do know that the owners of Real You Electrolysis will selectively choose to release terminated employees from their contract.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 234

However, they have elected not to do that in the case of this union member, this co-worker who was fired last month.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 234

Correct.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 234

So that also just that also looks like retaliation.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 234

Your words.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 234

Like sort of deliberately.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 234

Your words.

Behind the Bastards
It Could Happen Here Weekly 234

Yeah, you know, it doesn't look good.