Hong Kong court finds Wall Street Journal publisher guilty of blocking union role

A court in Hong Kong ruled that the publisher of The Wall Street Journal broke the law by stopping a staff member from taking a leadership job in a labor union.

A court in Hong Kong has reached a decision in a case against the publisher of The Wall Street Journal. The judge found the company guilty of breaking local labor laws. The case was about a staff member who wanted to take a leadership job in their labor union. A labor union is a group that workers join to help protect their rights and talk to bosses about pay or working conditions. The court found that the publisher did not allow the worker to take this role. Under Hong Kong law, employers are not allowed to stop their workers from joining or leading a union. This decision is a big deal be…