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> Google fired the workers in 2019 after they organized against the company’s contracts with immigration detention agencies. Wooow. That was at the height of I

> Google fired the workers in 2019 after they organized against the company’s contracts with immigration detention agencies. Wooow. That was at the height of ICE being shown as deeply corrupt and racist child abusers. (They still are, but it hasn't been used as a stick to beat Biden with because 'reasons'). >the NLRB issued a federal complaint against Google for illegally firing and surveilling the four software engineers Illegal surveillance. By fucking Google. Scary scary shit. > Kara Silverstein, Google’s human resources director said that she “like[d] the idea” of the op-ed, but that it should be executed so that “there would be no fingerprints and not Google specific.” So, she knew how uncool/illegal that looks. Schwifty. Looking at how other outlets have covered this - looking at you, NYT - it's pretty fucking awful that the best coverage is coming from Vice.

jeffbee 5y ago
This article and other I've seen are misrepresenting the role of the NLRB in these matters. The NLRB adjudicates these cases. They don't bring them. When these journalists say that the NLRB issued a complaint or an accusation, what actually happened is the employees brought a complaint and the NLRB declined, so far, to dismiss it (and actually in this matter the NLRB did dismiss it once, but then later under a different administration they reinstated it.)
newaccount2021 5y ago
user_7832 5y ago
>> Kara Silverstein, Google’s human resources director said that she “like[d] the idea” of the op-ed, but that it should be executed so that “there would be no fingerprints and not Google specific.” > So, she knew how uncool/illegal that looks. Schwifty. Guess who's currently the "Director of Integrity" at Google. I sure hope it's someone with integrity who would never want their actions hidden.
- throwaway2048 5y ago
  I'm sure shes very interested in keeping up the appearence of Google's Integrity

jeffbee 5y ago

This article and other I've seen are misrepresenting the role of the NLRB in these matters. The NLRB adjudicates these cases. They don't bring them. When these journalists say that the NLRB issued a complaint or an accusation, what actually happened is the employees brought a complaint and the NLRB declined, so far, to dismiss it (and actually in this matter the NLRB did dismiss it once, but then later under a different administration they reinstated it.)

newaccount2021 5y ago

user_7832 5y ago

>> Kara Silverstein, Google’s human resources director said that she “like[d] the idea” of the op-ed, but that it should be executed so that “there would be no fingerprints and not Google specific.” > So, she knew how uncool/illegal that looks. Schwifty. Guess who's currently the "Director of Integrity" at Google. I sure hope it's someone with integrity who would never want their actions hidden.

throwaway2048 5y ago
I'm sure shes very interested in keeping up the appearence of Google's Integrity