The four former Google employees claim the company fired them for engaging in organizing efforts, which Google disputes.
In a memo to employees after the firings, Google said the dismissed workers had breached policies by "searching for, accessing and distributing business information outside the scope of their jobs — repeating this conduct even after they were met with and reminded about our data security policies."
In Tuesday's post, the dismissed employees say they were fired after engaging in labor organizing efforts. The firings followed athat Google hired anti-union consulting firm IRI Consultants to advise its management. Google declined to comment on the impending unfair labor practice charges from the former employees, but did say it prohibits workplace retaliation.
Google already has come under scrutiny from the NLRB for its policies regarding employee activists. Once known for its unusually open workplace culture that welcomed activism, Google has more recently tried to rein in some of its standards to fit a more traditional corporate model. In August, GoogleThe company ended up r
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