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Spiers' account of what happened: https://medium.com/@ksspiers/google-fires-another-worker-for-exercising-her-rights-and-protecting-coworkers-from-illegal-b86c4

• panpanna 7y ago
  Thanks for the link. This section caught my attention: > I was interrogated about separate other organizing activities, and asked (eight times) if I had an intention to disrupt the workplace. The interrogations were extremely aggressive and illegal. They wouldn’t let me consult with anyone, including a lawyer, and relentlessly pressured me to incriminate myself and any coworkers Sounds more foxconn than Google to me...
  • leadingthenet 7y ago
    Personally, this is exactly what I assumed Google to be like when it comes to unionising.
  • whamlastxmas 7y ago
    I don't understand this "wouldn't let me" stuff. Pull out your phone and call someone. Some random person in a meeting room at Google isn't the police. You aren't in custody. If you're uncomfortable then walk out. If anyone at my employer was the least bit aggressive to me I would immediately walk away.
    • MiroF 7y ago
      Yes, but they are paying you. There's a power dynamic there, even if you aren't literally in custody.
  • sct202 7y ago
    Google seems to be using tactics used on factory floors to suppress organization. It doesn't seem like a good idea considering how individual googlers have a lot more resources at their disposable compared to a hourly factory line worker. Whoever these consultants are, they seem to be providing very bad advice for a white collar environment where the workers are pretty wealthy and have friends who are in the media.