I don't have a strong opinion on Welch, but a) he fired lots of people from GE, and b) introduced stack ranking to the world, which got lots more people fired. Whether or not he was good for GE, he was a heartless man. Of course he gets a heartless response.
It's debatable whether they were stupid reasons, that's your opinion.
But yes, it's called Right to work.
> A Right To Work law guarantees that no person can be compelled, as a condition of employment, to join or not to join, nor to pay dues to a labor union.
This results in less powers to unions, which means employers have more freedom of discretion to fire employers, but also means employees are not forced into massive corrupt labor unions that halt efficiency.
>but also means employees are not forced into massive corrupt labor unions that halt efficiency.
The funny thing is that labor unions in Germany work great, and that country leads the world in exports. Labor unions in the US, however, seem to frequently become corrupt. The problem isn't unions.
Yup, there is a lot of toxic group think and western idealism on HN and they oppress anyone who points it out. I remember I commented on the same thread on Castro.