10/15/2024 - NLRB finds merit in Ashley's charges of unfair labor practices & retaliation

On Oct. 15 2024, NLRB finally made a decision on my 2021 unfair labor practice charges against Apple! If Apple doesn't settle with NLRB asap, NLRB is filing a complaint against Apple, alleging that Apple violated the NLRA at least ten times with me specifically.

A complaint would be issued in 1-2 weeks, a formal trial would be scheduled, & Apple would have to try to explain to a judge why it thinks what it did to me is fine, actually.

The NLRB found Apple violated federal labor law when it put me on leave on 8/4/21, fired me on 9/9/21, & in at least 8 statements made to me starting in March 2021 with: don't talk to your coworkers about safety or Superfund sites. Apple Employee Relation's 5-point balancing test (to use if I think I want to talk to my coworkers about safety or toxic waste dumps) is also featured.

I could've bickered with them about twice as many additional charges & probably got most if I pushed on it, but it'd delay things for another six months or more, so 10 ULPs is good enough.

If you're new to this toxic waste fiasco & catching up on the last three years, I did make a PowerPoint presentation about much of it for this year's LaborFest. (below)

You can also learn more about HAZWOPER worker rights here: HAZWOPER & HAZCOM Reading Room