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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Chelsea Ritschel

Employee sparks debate after getting fired for refusing to work

LinkedIn Michael Lopez

A former Universal Music Group employee has claimed that they were fired after they refused to do their job duties “in defence of abortion rights”.

Michael Lopez, who uses they/them pronouns and who worked as a production coordinator for Universal Music Group, according to their LinkedIn, reflected on the situation in a post shared to the platform last week.

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