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I think it's great that employees can direct this kind of business decision.

It's also unfortunate (I am assuming) that the employees have much less of a stake collectively than other shareholders.

There's a good chance they would make more informed decisions if they were to fail or be successful based on those decisions.

For what it's worth, I think the employees would still make these demands, it would just be nice to be able to show that it was also the right business decision.

>>codeze+(OP)
Why does it matter if it's the right business decision? Don't moral considerations have precedence over business considerations? It should be expected of a company to take a profit hit if it is the only way to uphold a moral standard. Regular people do it all the time, why should corporations be held to lower standards?

>>tsimio+n6
That's a fair point, but it's often hard to find a single agreed upon moral compass at an entire company.

Also, I would bet that a review of this from a business point of view might make a moral stance moot. If that's the case, it seems like an easier way to avoid a minefield.