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Omaha Steve

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Tue Dec 17, 2019, 06:12 PM Dec 2019

Fifth fired Google worker files federal labor complaint

Source: AP

By RACHEL LERMAN

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A fifth former Google worker has filed a complaint with federal regulators accusing the company of improperly firing employees for labor organizing activity.

Kathryn Spiers, a security engineer, said Google fired her after she created a pop-up notification for employees to inform them of their labor rights.

In late November,Google fired four other workers for what the company said were violations of its data security policy. Those workers say they don’t believe they violated company policies and that Google was really firing them because they were all involved in various organizing activities at the company. Google disputes that.

Google is known for having one of the most outspoken workforces in tech. Employees have pushed back on issues ranging from the company’s handling of sexual misconduct allegations to its contracts with federal agencies.

Read more: https://apnews.com/75b2e5a7638eaf3fbdd3d0d5cc32ec16

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Fifth fired Google worker files federal labor complaint (Original Post) Omaha Steve Dec 2019 OP
Thats rich, Google sells privacy information whenever someone uses there platform.................. turbinetree Dec 2019 #1
+ 1. nt iluvtennis Dec 2019 #3
K/R appalachiablue Dec 2019 #2

turbinetree

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1. Thats rich, Google sells privacy information whenever someone uses there platform..................
Tue Dec 17, 2019, 07:38 PM
Dec 2019

but when it comes to labor laws...............................well that's out the door also...............................another oligarch that paid zilch in taxes........................but wants unionized police and fire departments and water and sewer departments to help them out, when they have problem...............................................

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