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October 13, 2021
News & Commentary

Fred Wang

On Tuesday, former Apple employee Ashley Gjovik filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) alleging that certain company policies and statements from management that restrict disclosure of internal company information violate federal labor laws. At issue are several provisions in Apple’s employee handbook that allegedly bar disclosing “business information,” speaking to reporters, […]

With Apple Slack Ban, An Opportunity to Return to Purple Communications

Sep 2, 2021 Fran Swanson

On Tuesday, The Verge’s Zoë Schiffer reported that Apple blocked its employees from creating a Slack channel to discuss pay equity. Apple told employees that this was merely the application of its policy that “Slack channels for activities and hobbies not recognized as Apple Employee clubs or Diversity Network Associations (DNAs) aren’t permitted.” But, as […]

November 30, 2020
News & Commentary

Randon Herrera

Nike and Coca-Cola join Apple on a growing list of US companies lobbying to weaken he Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, a bill that would ban Chinese imports made using forced labor from the Muslim minority group. The Act would require companies to closely scrutinize their Chinese supply chains. Further, the Act seeks to ban […]

November 23, 2020
News & Commentary

Mackenzie Bouverat

The Washington Post has reported that according to two unnamed congressional staffers, Apple lobbyists are trying to weaken the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. The Act requires U.S. companies to certify to the Securities and Exchange Commission that they do not use imprisoned or coerced workers from the predominantly Muslim region of Xinjiang, where the […]

February 16, 2020
News & Commentary

Deanna Krokos

The American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association, the two largest teachers unions in the country, have joined with Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund to call for ending or radically changing unannounced “active shooter drills” in schools. The groups released a white paper last week suggesting that future drills suggest that the […]

Apple’s Disregard of Employee Privacy

Apr 1, 2019 Phoebe Bodurtha

The world was recently introduced to Apple’s “enterprise developer certificate” system after Google and Facebook were busted for abusing their certificates in January. These Apple-issued certificates allow businesses to develop apps on iPhones. Because these apps are not reviewed by Apple before they are released, and do not need to comply with standard privacy rules, […]

October 31, 2018
News & Commentary

Jenny Braun

In the footsteps of their public school counterparts, Chicago’s charter-school teachers may be the first ever to strike. On Tuesday, teachers at 15 charter schools voted overwhelmingly (98%) to authorize a strike; this coming Friday, teachers at another 4 schools will do the same; others are in active negotiations and may see similar union votes. […]

January 18, 2018
News & Commentary

Raj Salhotra

This Splinternews article highlights Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha (CTUL), a worker center in Minneapolis that trains workers to become organizers and leaders in their own community. The article highlights Alexis Collins, who was a 17-year-old Burger King employee when she joined the fight for $15. After the initial success of securing paid sick […]

May 4, 2017
News & Commentary

Isis Freeman

The New York Times reports that Apple plans to create a $1 billion fund for the advancement of manufacturing jobs in the United States. In an interview with CNBC, Apple’s chief executive Timothy D. Cook noted, “Those manufacturing jobs create more jobs around them because you have a service industry that builds up around them.” […]

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