My wife works for the department of social services (welfare office) they are now making it a rule they they can't put anything political on their Facebook that is negative to government. No complaining about work, New Jersey, Obama or any government in general.

 

So now people can't voice their opinion?

I could make an argument for and against it, but the NJ and Obama part sets this more negatively. That sucks.

1st amendment, not applicable in NJ.

I heard from reports of this on the radio yesterday. Multiple people have won unlawful termination suits from being fired for FB posts but if you don't want to risk being fired and having to go to court its basically forced compliance.

 

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My girlfriend also works for the department of social services. They brought Facebook up a while ago, they said nothing negative about work. Now they can't mention anything negative relating to government? Everyone where she works is extremely anti2A and hardcore liberal democrats.

That's the policy at my employer as well.(govt) the union is suing in federal court over it now.

so let them come here and gripe about goverment LOL. so i guess it you work for the goverment you dont have the right to free speech?

aclu as much as we may not like them this is right up their alley

So why we're on the topic of gripes against what you can and can't do anymore. I am a Union member (not gonna mention local #) well my local strongly supports Obama and they had us out to campaign for him. If you refused you would be charged 250$ for not supporting your local and the president. Anyhow I took the 250$ charge

My name ended up on the books as people who campaigned but I wasn't there

So why we're on the topic of gripes against what you can and can't do anymore. I am a Union member (not gonna mention local #) well my local strongly supports Obama and they had us out to campaign for him. If you refused you would be charged 250$ for not supporting your local and the president. Anyhow I took the 250$ charge

 

This is legal how? Smells like extortion.

How most people get caught up they Facebook at work. Again Facebook and peoples inability to control themselves on the internet will be the downfall of society.

I would have plain told them to go fug themselfs. Thats just me done that before..

 

 

This is legal how? Smells like extortion.

Union, guess its kind of like a club. You want to be in you have to obey the union rules? If you didn't do your political duty they fined you. Cost me 250$ because I didn't want to phone bank for Obama's sorry @$$

It's not hard to get around. I have a bunch of Facebook accounts. The offical clean one for people who care, and the one where I note my real beliefs.

So why we're on the topic of gripes against what you can and can't do anymore. I am a Union member (not gonna mention local #) well my local strongly supports Obama and they had us out to campaign for him. If you refused you would be charged 250$ for not supporting your local and the president. Anyhow I took the 250$ charge

Mine tried the same thing. We are a small local. They asked me to hit a few jobs and penn station. I said ok give me a few Ron Paul fliers and I'll go. They just looked at me a few seconds. Asked why I was always a stick in the mud and laughed.

I do participate at rallies for jobs and such. But I dont support any candidate(even Ron Paul)

I never voted for a guy in my life.I always voted against the other guy. My Union is good with that.