Key sentence:
- Google has consistently worked to support a culture of internal discussion, so we have immense trust in our workers,” it added.
- Google said it was certain that it was operating lawfully.
- The NLRB did not include some other claims requested by the employees in its lawsuit, who claimed that they would appeal.
On Wednesday, the National Labor Relations Board released a lawsuit accusing Google’s Alphabet Inc of improperly tracking and interviewing many employees were then fired for demonstrating against company policies as well as attempting to organize a union.
The Complaint was all About:
According to the lawsuit, the US labour regulator found Google improperly put workers on administrative leave and dismissed them for accessing information related to how the organization regulates internal forums.
The department also considered unconstitutional Google policies for accessing records and meeting rooms as well as its employee audit methods when both efforts were aimed at deterring the organization of the workplace, the complaint said.
Google response to the complaint:
Google said it was certain that it was operating lawfully. Google has consistently worked to support a culture of internal discussion, so we have immense trust in our workers,” it added.
“Actions undertaken by the workers at issue were a serious violation of our guidelines as well as an unacceptable breach of a trusted duty.”
Staff broke the rules Google stated:
Google said the staff broke the rules on information security. Their firings capped two years of war, particularly in the United States, between Google and its employees.
The concern is how much influence the rank and file have on which ventures the business takes on and how it deals with sexual assault and other issues in the workplace.
the fired member Laurence Berland stated:
At least five bodies have been fired after leading attempts to mobilize colleagues partnered with the Communications Employees of America union to lobby the NLRB to challenge Google.
Laurence Berland, one of the fired staff, defined the complaint on Wednesday as critical “at a time when we’re seeing the energy of a handful of tech billionaires accumulate control over our lives including our society.”
16 Dec time to respond to NLRB:
The NLRB did not include some other claims requested by the employees in its lawsuit, who claimed that they would appeal.
To formally reply to the NLRB, Google has until December 16. The case, which could lead to fired employees being recalled and changes in company practices, is expected to be heard before a judge of administrative law on 12 April..
