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Apple Violated U.S. Labor Laws With Anti-Leak Email
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Good, Apple is a bully under the guise of a humanitarian philanthropical do-right company. They are bunch of capitalists, with frowny face Timmy being the first in line with his big beak wide open. They push people around all the time with no accountability.
Probably drove into a dead end alley by following his poor debut version of Maps and refuses to believe this is the reason he is trapped.
You're still wrong. Confidentiality, IP protection, non-competes etc.. are standard in nearly every employment and contractor agreement in tech. These are much broader than NDAs.
The concern here, it seems, is that an employer can not interfere with workers organizing for better compensation and benefits.
If indeed his email was specifically addressing the information leaked about pay equity, work from home and vaccination policies…. Then yeah he did indeed commit a pretty big faux pas. I would agree with the NLRB on this one.
If it were instead about leaks of propriety information, product details etc. Then this sort of communication would not and should not be an NLRB issue.
It’s a bit odd since the way he wrote it he seemed to be speaking very broadly on the topic of leaks.
If it were instead about leaks of propriety information, product details etc. Then this sort of communication would not and should not be an NLRB issue.
It’s a bit odd since the way he wrote it he seemed to be speaking very broadly on the topic of leaks.
Oh it’s not. This particular email was concerning leaks related to labor conditions. Like pay wages and vaccination policy. These things are not proprietary or intellectual property per se. And they are protected from being deemed as such by federal employment laws.
Compensation, benefits and the like are not considered proprietary or confidential. Even if the culture of a company is to be discrete about them. In fact as a publicly traded company Apple is under specific obligation to be transparent about many things.
I think I have figured out why I REALLY dislike Tim Cook.
It's because he is so two faced.
If someone is genuinely caring, a nurse perhaps, then that's great I can accept that.
If someone is genuinely nasty, then again whilst I don't like that, I can accept that's who they are.
It's when someone does things like Cook does "for the good of the company/shareholders" but against the workers/public/environment.
But then on camera just oozes sweet sickly caring to everyone and the planet, his tone of voice, his praying hands, his carefully scripted lies.
That's why I can't stand the guy.
I suppose I'm asking for honestly. I'd 100% prefer he stayed in the background doing what's right for the shareholders, and someone else who was actually honest be the public face of it all.
It's because he is so two faced.
If someone is genuinely caring, a nurse perhaps, then that's great I can accept that.
If someone is genuinely nasty, then again whilst I don't like that, I can accept that's who they are.
It's when someone does things like Cook does "for the good of the company/shareholders" but against the workers/public/environment.
But then on camera just oozes sweet sickly caring to everyone and the planet, his tone of voice, his praying hands, his carefully scripted lies.
That's why I can't stand the guy.
I suppose I'm asking for honestly. I'd 100% prefer he stayed in the background doing what's right for the shareholders, and someone else who was actually honest be the public face of it all.
No one is paying attention apparently. Yes the email “seems” fine but it is about people disclosing changes in policy regarding wages and working conditions. These are NOT considered confidential and proprietary nor are they protected under any sort of confidentiality agreement. Such an agreement would be tossed out of court as burdensome or unfair towards the employee. They should be able to discuss what their working conditions are like and in fact they have rights to do so. It’s just a part of the law that allows people to share such details to ensure people are not so “enslaved” by their jobs.
Steve Jobs was no angel but he was also no snake. Very matter of fact and candid. Cook is just a weasel. LOL
The EPA can’t enforce a legal action. They get the department of justice to do that. Similarly that would happen here. It’s not a good look.
Gee, it's almost like he's a fully developed and complex human being who is, like most of us, a combination of seemingly contradictory traits that can't be shoehorned easily into an unrealistic caricature.
That or “NLRB Alleges Apple Violated ….”
But that is how a headline from a professional news organization would read. (Not many headlines here have had that sort of formatting.). LOL
Reading these comments...it's funny how many people jump to the defense of the powerful, anti-worker corporation. It's odd that people work against their own best interests. The elite will continue to subjugate and abuse the working class as they endeavor to concentrate more wealth at the top. Nothing new about that. But the working class helping them and cheering them on? Weird.
Leaking confidential information is not ok. But rules on pay equity, working from home, COVID vaccinations should also belong to employees and as such should not be considered confidential information by the employer.
First of all, this “anti-worker” corporation (as all Top-tech Silicon Valley) pays elite wages you cannot see anywhere else in the world to these people, plus benefits, etc.
Then, I don’t defend corporations or workers based on which one is more powerful, but based on what is fair. If you’ve voluntarily signed an NDA in order to work at Apple and you break it, it’s your fault.