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December 2, 2020 05:06 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/2/22047383/google-spied-workers-before-firing-labor-complaint
Google illegally spied on workers before firing them, US labor board alleges
Google violated US labor laws by spying on workers who were organizing employee protests, then firing two of them, according to a complaint to be filed by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) today.
The complaint names two employees, Laurence Berland and Kathryn Spiers, both of whom were fired by the company in late 2019 in connection with employee activism. Berland was organizing against Google’s decision to work with IRI Consultants, a firm widely known for its anti-union efforts, when he was let go for reviewing other employees’ calendars. Now, the NLRB has found Google’s policy against employees looking at certain coworkers’ calendars is unlawful.
“Google’s hiring of IRI is an unambiguous declaration that management will no...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/2/22047383/google-spied-workers-before-firing-labor-complaint
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