Why should anyone be surprised at this? These arrangements are what our government has degenerated into. They also do this with jobs (I won't go into details). If someone wants your job, they arrange things behind the scenes to legally take it. Doesn't matter which party they're in or you're in. When a person tries to fight this theft, they find they're facing the full legal structure of the masters of our society, and they don't have a chance.
Why not details? What industry? Or are you talking about government jobs?