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CNN fires three employees for coming to work unvaccinated (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 children)

Please cite the passages from the constitution that deny employers the ability to fire whomever they wish for whatever reason they wish. Protected classes aren't even a part of the constitution, nor does it apply to this situation.

Capitalism kills, maims, and destroys the only known habitable planet, but when it fires people for endangering others, it's "unconsitutional." Throw in "socialism" and "but her emails" and you've got yourself an airtight argument.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

Sorry if I was unclear on this, but my comment was far broader than just this particular case with CNN. Also sorry if I forgot while writing my previous comment, that the US constitution does not always exactly lign up with e.g. the constitution of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. We have (had) similar discussions here during this pandemic and the constitution thing was brought up even by moderates. So I suppose I did not entirely think that through, given this thread is more specifically about the US.

Edit: where I live (Netherlands), Chapter 1 section 11 states:

Ieder heeft, behoudens bij of krachtens de wet te stellen beperkingen, recht op onaantastbaarheid van zijn lichaam.

I do not know whether the US has got anything like that, even though I assumed it and that was perhaps a mistake.