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Kathryn Spiers says Google terminated her after she created a browser tool to notify employees of their organizing rights.
[...] Back in September, Google reached a settlement with the NLRB over earlier alleged violations of federal labor law. Under the settlement, Google was required to post a list of employee rights in its Mountain View headquarters.
[...] So when Google hired a consulting company known for its anti-union work, Spiers wrote a notification that would appear whenever Google employees visited the firm's website. The notification stated that "Googlers have the right to participate in protected concerted activities." That's a legal term of art for worker organizing efforts. It also included a link to the worker rights notification mandated by the NLRB settlement.
[...] Two weeks later, on December 13, Spiers was fired.
[...] The complaint argues that her firing was an "attempt to quell Spiers and other employees from asserting their right to engage in concerted protected activities."
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Seems like a pattern of abuse to me. Just not necessarily by the employees.
(Score: 2) by Pino P on Wednesday December 18 2019, @03:27PM (1 child)
Agreed. But it's also valid to disregard the authority and discuss it as a pure speculation: "Here's a defense Google will probably try if sued for wrongful termination." I was mostly clarifying that I didn't come up with the idea myself.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday December 18 2019, @07:08PM
Fair enough. I just didn't want to pass up the opportunity to bash the green site.