A judge appointed by the National Labor Relations Board has ruled that Google must turn over some 180 documents related to an internal campaign to fight union organizing efforts by employees. Dubbed Project Vivian, a Google attorney described the ongoing effort between 2018 and 2020 as a way to “engage employees more positively and convince them that unions suck,” according to one of the documents. The documents are part of a case the NLRB brought against Google in December 2020,… Source link
Read More »Google ordered to turn over documents related to anti-union efforts in NLRB case
In 2019, a group of workers who had recently been fired from Google (GOOGL GOOGLE) filed unfair labor practice charges with the NLRB, claiming they had been fired for speaking out about the company’s practices, such as signing controversial government contracts, and for engaging in protected labor organizing. Google has maintained that the employees were let go for repeated violations of its policies. But in 2020, the NLRB filed a complaint alleging Google had violated labor laws with two of… Source link
Read More »Judge orders Google to hand over anti-union strategy documents
Google will have to turn over documents outlining its anti-union strategy in response to a National Labor Relations Board complaint against the online search giant, according to an order issued Friday. The board first filed its complaint against Google in December 2020, accusing the company of spying on employees, blocking employees from speaking with each other about work conditions and firing several employees in retaliation for attempting to unionize, all of which are illegal under… Source link
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