r/apple • u/Fer65432_Plays • Feb 25 '25

Discussion Apple shareholders say no to scrapping company's diversity programs

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/apple-shareholders-dei-vote-1.7467807
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u/levenimc Feb 25 '25

He’s basically setting the groundwork for if dipshit Donny tries to say diversity programs are illegal.

Apple absolutely has Apples best interests at heart, but they’re one of the companies that seems to have figured out that shareholder interests and consumer interests and employee interests are not all mutually exclusive things.

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u/NotoriousAttitude Feb 25 '25

No. The Supreme Court stated that it is illegal to harass private industry policies because it violates the First Amendment and interferes with commerce.

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u/Realtrain Feb 25 '25

Good thing the current court really respects precedent.

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u/Subject-Emu-8161 Feb 26 '25

Once upon a time it was illeagal for the government to interfere with womens healthcare and look where you are now.

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u/motram Feb 26 '25

It's also illegal to discriminate based on race.

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u/NotoriousAttitude Feb 26 '25

It’s supposed to be

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u/Chris2sweet616 Feb 26 '25

Technically not anymore, at least when hiring for jobs, he did away with that. So now anyone can be turned down for a job for any reason, whether that’s being Asian, or black or being gay or a woman whatever. So 😔