Demanding Reform at Apple, Inc.
This site documents my Apple whistleblowing saga.
I only resorted to this because everything I tried internally failed.
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Updates!
New! Read Ashley's newest publication: “The Journal of Structural Power & Resistance."
Gjøvik, Ashley M. “The Journal of Structural Power & Resistance."
Vol. 1, Issue 1: Silentium Fractum, Summer 2025.
First published: May 26 2025. | Additional Links: OSF. Zenodo 10.5281/zenodo.15524514.
Gjøvik, Ashley M. “The Journal of Structural Power & Resistance."
Vol. 1, Issue 1: Silentium Fractum, Summer 2025.
- The Operational Logic of Normative Violence: Whistleblowing and Corporate Retaliation [PDF].
- The Dark Theater: Retaliation Litigation as Institutional Obstruction and Legalized Harassment [PDF].
- Offensive Counter-Control: Tactical Frameworks for Asymmetric Legal Resistance Against Corporate Power [PDF].
- Panic in the Boardroom: Mask-Off Moments, Corporate Fear, Retaliation, and the Pattern of Escalatory Delegitimization [PDF].
- The Bureaucratic Shield: How U.S. Legal Institutions Enable Retaliation, Obscure Criminality, and Undermine Whistleblower Protection [PDF].
- Beyond Zealous Advocacy: Strategic Misrepresentation in Litigation [PDF].
First published: May 26 2025. | Additional Links: OSF. Zenodo 10.5281/zenodo.15524514.
Apple's Environmental Disaster Areas
Disclaimer: This list is not exclusive regarding all of Apple's environmental disaster areas and activities. See also, Apple Park - Intersil/Siemens Superfund sites, etc.
Silicon Valley, California:
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Ashley Gjovik v Apple Inc
Quick Links:
Civil Litigation
Ashley M. Gjovik v. Apple Inc., 23-cv-04597-EMC (N.D. Cal. 2023-).
Ashley M. Gjovik v Apple Inc, 25-2028, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (2025-).
Ashley M. Gjovik v Apple Inc, 24-6058, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (2024-2025).
Ashley M. Gjovik v. State of Washington, 2:22-cv-00807 (W.D. Wash. 2022-2022).
U.S. Dept. of Labor Adjudication
Ashley Gjovik v Apple Inc, 2024-0060 (Admin. Review Board - no public docket) (2024-).
Ashley Gjovik v Apple Inc, 2024-CER-00001 (Office of Admin. Law Judges) (2024-2024).
U.S. NLRB Adjudications
In Re: Ashley Gjovik & Apple Inc., (unlawful NDAs and employment policies), 32-CA-284428, NLRB (2023-).
In Re: Ashley Gjovik & Apple Inc., (suspension, termination, unlawful work rules, & coercive statements), 32-CA-282142, 32-CA-283161 (2024-).
In Re: Ashley Gjovik & Apple Inc., (Tim Cook's illegal email) 32-CA-284441 (2023-).
Civil Litigation
Ashley M. Gjovik v. Apple Inc., 23-cv-04597-EMC (N.D. Cal. 2023-).
Ashley M. Gjovik v Apple Inc, 25-2028, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (2025-).
Ashley M. Gjovik v Apple Inc, 24-6058, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (2024-2025).
Ashley M. Gjovik v. State of Washington, 2:22-cv-00807 (W.D. Wash. 2022-2022).
U.S. Dept. of Labor Adjudication
Ashley Gjovik v Apple Inc, 2024-0060 (Admin. Review Board - no public docket) (2024-).
Ashley Gjovik v Apple Inc, 2024-CER-00001 (Office of Admin. Law Judges) (2024-2024).
U.S. NLRB Adjudications
In Re: Ashley Gjovik & Apple Inc., (unlawful NDAs and employment policies), 32-CA-284428, NLRB (2023-).
In Re: Ashley Gjovik & Apple Inc., (suspension, termination, unlawful work rules, & coercive statements), 32-CA-282142, 32-CA-283161 (2024-).
In Re: Ashley Gjovik & Apple Inc., (Tim Cook's illegal email) 32-CA-284441 (2023-).
Quick Timeline
Start of Apple Employment: Feb. 2015
Apple nearly kills Gjovik with illegal fab exhaust: Feb. - Oct. 2020
Gjovik files complaints to U.S. EPA CERCLA Team (re fab): Oct. 2020 - April 2021
Apple announces Superfund site vapor intrusion testing: March 2021
Gjovik files complaints to U.S. EPA CERCLA Team (re office): March -Aug. 2021.
Apple gives Gjovik a "five-point balancing test" if she thinks she wants to talk about workplace safety: May 2021 (NLRB confirmed unlawful in 32-CA-282142)
Notice of U.S. EPA CERCLA inspection due to Gjovik's complaints: July 26 - Aug. 2 2021
Gjovik complains of systemic cover-ups and tells Apple she will sue them: Aug. 28 - 29 2021
Apple Suspends Gjovik: Aug. 4 2021 (NLRB confirmed it was unlawful in 32-CA-282142)
Apple tells Gjovik she wants to be on leave: Aug. 5 2021 (NLRB confirmed it was unlawful in 32-CA-282142)
U.S. EPA CERCLA Inspection: Aug. 19 2021 (multiple issues and corrective actions)
Gjovik asks to come back to work: Aug. 21 2021
Apple tells Gjovik she cannot come back to work: Aug. 22 2021
Gjovik files complaints with NLRB, Cal. & US EPA, Cal. & US Dept. of Labor, SEC, & DOJ: Aug. 26 2021 - Sept. 3 2021
Apple fires Gjovik saying Gjovik violated Apple confidentiality policies: Sept. 9 2021
(NLRB confirmed the policies are unlawful in 32-CA-284428; NLRB confirmed the termination was unlawful in 32-CA-282142)
Apple complains to Gjovik about Gobbler Twitter posts: Sept. 15 2021
Apple nearly kills Gjovik with illegal fab exhaust: Feb. - Oct. 2020
Gjovik files complaints to U.S. EPA CERCLA Team (re fab): Oct. 2020 - April 2021
Apple announces Superfund site vapor intrusion testing: March 2021
Gjovik files complaints to U.S. EPA CERCLA Team (re office): March -Aug. 2021.
Apple gives Gjovik a "five-point balancing test" if she thinks she wants to talk about workplace safety: May 2021 (NLRB confirmed unlawful in 32-CA-282142)
Notice of U.S. EPA CERCLA inspection due to Gjovik's complaints: July 26 - Aug. 2 2021
Gjovik complains of systemic cover-ups and tells Apple she will sue them: Aug. 28 - 29 2021
Apple Suspends Gjovik: Aug. 4 2021 (NLRB confirmed it was unlawful in 32-CA-282142)
Apple tells Gjovik she wants to be on leave: Aug. 5 2021 (NLRB confirmed it was unlawful in 32-CA-282142)
U.S. EPA CERCLA Inspection: Aug. 19 2021 (multiple issues and corrective actions)
Gjovik asks to come back to work: Aug. 21 2021
Apple tells Gjovik she cannot come back to work: Aug. 22 2021
Gjovik files complaints with NLRB, Cal. & US EPA, Cal. & US Dept. of Labor, SEC, & DOJ: Aug. 26 2021 - Sept. 3 2021
Apple fires Gjovik saying Gjovik violated Apple confidentiality policies: Sept. 9 2021
(NLRB confirmed the policies are unlawful in 32-CA-284428; NLRB confirmed the termination was unlawful in 32-CA-282142)
Apple complains to Gjovik about Gobbler Twitter posts: Sept. 15 2021
Apple's Secret Semiconductor Fab Next Door to Thousands of Homes
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