One of the former employees claimed that Apple’s work rules violated labor laws, forbidding employees from discussing wages, hours or other terms or conditions. Another said the email sent by Tim Cook, which promised to punish leakers, violated federal law. He also claimed that Apple’s policies prohibiting personnel from disclosing business information, speaking to journalists, and other actions are illegal.Email Tim Cook sent “We do not tolerate the disclosure of confidential information, whether it is the product IP or the details of a confidential meeting. Those who leak confidential information do not belong here.” contains the expression. Tim Cook is said to have issued the warning after a journalist live-tweeted the company-wide meeting.
“Apple provides an open and non-discriminatory work environment that not only allows employees to share their thoughts and feelings on topics ranging from social justice issues to payrolls, but supports it.”
Apple fired one of these complaints, Gjøvik, for leaking confidential information, but the situation is different from what was portrayed in the media. Gjøvik believes he was fired in retaliation after he shared with the EPA that his office was built at a triple toxic waste site in Silicon Valley and that cracks in the floor exposed workers to carcinogenic fumes. The NLRB has yet to make a decision on Gjøvik’s complaints that he was illegally fired in retaliation for speaking out about his working conditions.
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