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You link only pertains to "asserting their rights to be free from employment discrimination including harassment", and none of the example bullet points cover a
by gojomo 8y ago
You link only pertains to "asserting their rights to be free from employment discrimination including harassment", and none of the example bullet points cover a mass walk-out, or organizing/encouraging fellow employees to stop doing their jobs.
I suspect you're still right on the law due to other provisions - it's just that link, and section of the law, doesn't obviously cover what happened at Google. You can "communicate", and resist specific discriminatory/harassing actions, without stopping all other legitimate work for speeches & sign-carrying.
- azernik 8y agoThat one is just the cliff notes. From the more detailed guidance at https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/retaliation-guidance.cfm#_ftnref45 https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/retaliation-guidance.cfm#...: "Depending on the circumstances, calling public attention to alleged discrimination may constitute reasonable opposition, provided that it is connected to an alleged violation of the EEO laws. Opposition may include even activities such as picketing." i.e. direct labor action is considered part of the right to communicate grievances.
- gojomo 8y agoPicketing on one's own time is still quite different than "not working during a normal workday". And now we're into situations where the particulars matter, as acknowledged by the more-tentative "may constitute" and "may include" phrasing of your new quote. (There's probably better protection for their organizing and the walkout in labor-organizing law, rather than the non-discrimination/non-harassment statutes you're citing.)