Precisely! This is precisely the problem and what is wrong with america. If the job were properly unionized and regulated, so that they would have to give him six months salary, they might not be so whimsical in their destruction of people's lives.
How is it in the union's best interest to allow people to get six months' salary for being let go for smoking pot? Then other union members end up having to work harder to essentially subsidize the fired worker's pay.
What the heck? 'Work harder'? What are you talking about - they might make a tough face or think tough thoughts? Dude, there is no 'working harder'. If the boss wants to fire someone, he should have to pay -
because this protects all of us from being fired.
I'd love to know where that six months months salary is going to come from.
From the same place the poor bastards paycheck came from before he was fired!