Apple employees organizing for 'systemic change' in workplace

Re:Apple employees organizing for 'systemic change' in workp... by s09dfhks on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @03:48PM (#28293987)

Not being cynical, I am genuinely curious. As most of these employees are based in California, which is an at-will-employment state, what is stopping Apple from terminating the ones making the noise but under the guise of poor performance (PIP) like most of the other FAANGs do?

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Re:Apple employees organizing for 'systemic change' in workp... by neartheplain on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @04:00PM (#28294146)

Disclaimer, I am not a lawyer:

California labor law prevents employers from firing you for engaging in "protected activity" [0][1], which includes labor organizing and forms of political speech. They can still fire you for a long list of other reasons, though.

[0] https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/Glossary.asp?Button1=P

[1] https://www.shouselaw.com/ca/labor/harassment/political-reta...

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Re:Apple employees organizing for 'systemic change' in workp... by s09dfhks on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @11:47AM (#28303139)

I understand that part, you cannot terminate someone for organizing. There have been posts here about Amazon and Google using a PIP as a "legal" means to terminate someone, so I'm curious if a large portion of "loud" individuals at Apple are suddenly going to have productivity issues all at the same time

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