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So many people are so quick to downvote things that don't fit their narrative.

I think the word 'allegedly' should have been in the title, at least, until it's been proven.

Actually the title is a fact. What is alleged is the reason. It is a fact that the engineers seeking to organize were fired. And they are alleging that it is because they tried to organize. But it is still a fact that the ones who tried were fired.

Then “SF company Lanetix lays off engineers, union alleges illegally” would be a fair headline. (The original headline here did not include “, union claims”.)

The title has now changed since I saw it. I don't remember exactly what it said before, but I remember it saying something like "fired software engineers for seeking to unionize".

I'll admit it's possible I misread it and the "for" wasn't actually in there.

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