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Mike Thompson: “The right to speak is different than the right to coerce and threaten.”

On the recordMay 22, 2023
The right to speak is different than the right to coerce and threaten.
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Mike Thompson
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Thompson distinguishes between free speech and coercion in employer-employee interactions.

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