[throwmeaway1212]

'I feel like what they did, albeit legal (?), is immoral and unjust and there has to be some sort of tangible response.'

So what was the right decision? Hire them knowing they'll possibly be made redundant soon? Hire them even though it might impact the company financially and therefore might have knock-on effects on other peoples employment?

Now don't get me wrong, it sucks and shouldn't happen, headcount and budget planning should be better, but sometimes it doesn't work out that way. There should be a retro on how it happened.