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390 points AndrewDucker | 1 comments | 18 Dec 19 19:07 UTC | HN request time: 0.245s | source

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DenisM ◴[18 Dec 19 23:41 UTC] No.21830671[source]▶

So 18 months in prison for the following union busting activities (among others):

* gathering personal information on some union members, such as their marital status, personal finances, and mental-health histories.

* threatening to cut the wages of employees linked to unions

* withdraw business from subcontractors who appeared union-friendly

* clos[ed] sub-contracted firms with active unions

* used "sensitive information about union members to convince them to leave"

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jussij ◴[19 Dec 19 00:15 UTC] No.21830860[source]▶

With a list of offences that long, the sentence does seem to sit on the side of leniency.

A 1.5 year sentence probably means that with some good behavior, the sentence will have be served in less than a year.

1. doodliego ◴[19 Dec 19 01:59 UTC] No.21831411[source]▶

Compared to the token fines US firms receive, seeing a white collar criminal sentenced to prison is refreshing.

Samsung chair imprisoned and 24 others found guilty in union-busting case