NLRB says in a complaint that Google violated US labor laws by spying on workers who organized staff protests before firing two of them in late 2019
and questions whether the practice is legal. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Thanks: @william_fitz
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Discussion
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@zoeschiffer
Zo Schiffer
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Google illegally spied on workers, then fired two of them in the wake of employee organizing efforts, according to complaint coming from the NLRB today: https://www.theverge.com/...
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@veenadubal
Veena Dubal
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The NLRB finds unambiguously that Google unlawfully spied on & terminated workers for organizing. But this also emphasizes the problem w/labor law: this happened over a year ago, the ppl have not been reinstated, & no deterrence 4 future. https://www.theverge.com/... via @Verge
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@josheidelson
Josh Eidelson
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If the regional NLRB office finds merit in allegations and can't get a settlement, it will issue a complaint. (This is something the NLRB calls a complaint and media outlets also call a complaint.) We can call this Step 2. https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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@alexsjacquez
Alex Jacquez
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union 👏 busting 👏 is 👏 disgusting 👏 https://twitter.com/...
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@cat_zakrzewski
Cat Zakrzewski
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NEW: The @ACLU is suing DHS over purchase of cellphone location data. The organization wants to learn more about how the data is being used — and questions whether the practice is legal. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...