So I got a call from my best friend today that he got fired. He's always been a responsible and dedicated employee. For reference he's a captain on a tow boat in the proximity of the Mississippi River. He's been at this company for 10 years. 6 of those years was a Deckhand, then he went and got certs to be a Captain, which is what he's been doing for the past 4 years.
So apparently either he posted a status correlating to or something that had a thread where he voiced his unfair treatment surrounding his company. Word got out, and the owners of the company today decided to part ways. He was making 475 a day, and new captains were getting started out at 535. He said that he'd been trying to set up a meeting to discuss his pay, and that there was supposed to be a formal sit down to discuss but instead,on his last day off they decide to terminate him. He also informed me he read the handbook and it doesn't state any company policy violation of discussing pay or social media violation.
Now, he could be doing this post, but as a homie who follows this group I feel like I could get some honest opinions and feedback from others who've been in this position. Does this sound fishy to you? I feel as this is a violation of the company itself under the Labor Act. I told him he needs to get a labor lawyer, because this doesn't sound like a justified termination. Lmk what you guys think about this.