No “salary information.” You made the use case “their salary information”, but I said “salary information”, which means others salary information.
Actually “salary information” is quite unspecific. In any case, I’m unaware of an Apple employee having leaked the salary information of others. Are you? If not, then your point is moot, employees are allowed to discuss their wages, regardless of what Apple or Cook says.
Sounds like your comment is more about the validity of the rules. Apple should know about any rules or laws applicable to them regardless of how they feel about them.
My point was that during a GOP administration, they are more likely to get tax and regulatory relief, much less likely to be targeted for anti-trust violations, etc.
Great we agree. “Salary information” that is not yours is business confidential; regardless of whether or not it’s been leaked in the past.
There is no but. That's more than enough for anyone to live on comfortably, debt free.
Again, is that what these employees did? Nope. Employees can talk about their wages without fear of reprisals. I’d think you could understand the plain language coming from the NLRB, but I guess not. 🤷♂️
I never said it wasn’t. Context is key. The person I was replying to said you don’t see those wages anywhere else in the world, but that’s not true at all.
All kinds of laws are set and enforced by the government. That has nothing to do with the fact that the timeline and details of those laws are all created by corporations. That's democracy in a capitalist society. We have much less government intrusion than you can believe.
I'm confused--does he not have a competent legal team reviewing his emails or did he send the offending email in the middle of the night without having anyone proofread it?
I doubt the $143k includes the all Apple employees, so it can’t be the average.
The government intrudes into peoples lives every day. Every time you transact they steal from you. They limit what you can purchase. The government even spies on it's own citizens.
Jesus, if I worked at Apple and was sent a video with Tim Cook dressed in a suit like that, I'd freak. lol. What happened to the sneakers and crew neck sweaters they use when hocking Apple products? He looks like he's gonna kill you if you don't do what he tells you to do.
Apple violated United States labor laws when it sent out an email warning employees about leaking confidential information about the company, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said today in a ruling shared by Bloomberg.
Rules that Apple has established around leaks "tend to interfere with, restrain or coerce employees" from the exercise of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act, says the NLRB, as do statements from "high-level executives."
The NLRB's decision references an employee email that was sent out by Apple CEO Tim Cook in November 2021. Cook said that people who leak confidential information about Apple "do not belong" at the company, whether they were discussing "product IP or the details of a confidential meeting." At the time, he threatened that Apple was doing "everything in [its] power to identify those who leaked." From Cook's email:
Cook's email wasn't referencing a product leak, but was instead aimed at employees who had shared details about a meeting focused on pay equity, working from home, COVID vaccinations, and more.
According to the NLRB, Cook violated worker rights with his statements, and as a result, Apple will need to settle with the NLRB to avoid a complaint. The NLRB is not able to act on its own to punish companies for violations, but NLRB complaints are reviewed by administrative law judges and can head to federal court where policy changes can be enacted.
Last year, the NLRB also said that Apple violated federal law by holding mandatory anti-union meetings and interrogating and coercing employees at its Atlanta and New York store locations.
Article Link: Apple Violated U.S. Labor Laws With Anti-Leak Email
