Ashley's Apple Saga

Demanding Reform at Apple, Inc.

My Apple whistleblowing saga
I only resorted to this because everything I tried internally failed

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Legal ⚖️

Ashley Gjovik v. Apple

U.S. Department of Labor & California Department of Labor cases,
my NLRB charges, and my other government complaints

Link: Apple Legal Battle

Complaints

In 2021, I made several major allegations against Apple:

Unsafe working conditions: Numerous Apple offices on U.S. EPA Superfund clean-up sites. My office was on a "Triple Superfund Site" with a long history of "vapor intrusion," cracks in the floor, no testing, & employees were never informed. In Dec 2021, the US Dept of Labor found I met a prima facie case for CERCLA/Superfund whistleblower retaliation
A culture of retaliation and intimidation against workers who raise concerns: I faced immediate retaliation & intimidation for raising safety concerns. I raised a question to R&D employees in July 2021 "has anyone else been retaliated against for raising issues?" with a resounding echo of "YES!" I then organized with those other employees on strategies to identify & address systemic issues.
Culture of sexism, racism, and ableism within R&D teams that is condoned by Apple HR: I've shared some of my stories of egregious bullying and harassment within several R&D teams at Apple. I will be suing Apple in civil court for discrimination based on sex & disability, harassment, & retaliation.
Unlawfully restrictive employee policies: I filed complaints with the NLRB and California Department of Labor about Apple's employee policies restricting employees from speaking about work conditions and unlawful acts, among other issues.
Unlawfully intrusive & intimidating surveillance of employees & collection of employee data: I raised concerns about Apple's employee privacy policy which says Apple can even monitor personal devices/services or employee's friend's devices. I also raised concerns about Apple's data collection of employee's personal information. My NLRB charges against Apple include unlawful employee surveillance. In April 2022 I filed complaints with numerous foreign governments about Apple's unlawful and unethical employee surveillance and data collection practices.

Starting in 2020, I've blown the whistle on safety & corruption against: Irvine Company, California DTSC, Honeywell, Apple, & Northrop Grumman.

Reporting

Catch Up (Selected Articles):

Financial Times: "US labour board examines retaliation claims against Apple: Senior engineering program manager’s allegations include workplace harassment and job reassignment," Sept 2 2021 [link]
Gizmodo: "Apple Fires Program Manager Who Accused Bosses of Harassment, Intimidation," Sept 9 2021 [link]
Justia: "Former Apple Employee Alleges Workplace Violations and Wrongful Termination," Sept 20 2021 [here]
Protocol: "Worker surveillance is making employees miserable. What to consider before implementing monitoring tools," Sept 20 2021 [here]
Bloomberg: "Apple CEO’s Anti-Leak Edict Broke Law, Ex-Employee Alleges," Oct 12 2021 [link]
Gizmodo: "Apple Wanted Her Fired. It Settled on an Absurd Excuse," Oct 14 2021 [link]
Financial Times: "Apple faces probe over whether it retaliated against whistleblower," Dec 13 2021 [link]
Index on Censorship: “Apple poisoned me: physically, mentally, spiritually.” Dec 15 2021 [link]
Truthout: "Apple Employee Blows Whistle on Illegal Spying and Toxic Working Conditions." Dec 19 2021 [link]
TechCrunch: "Ex-Apple employee takes Face ID privacy complaint to Europe," April 11 2022 [link]

View additional coverage here: Ashley's Apple Saga Press

Social Media Post Archive

I documented a chronological timeline of my Twitter posts about Apple,
starting in March 2021 through September 2021
with the information I released to the public during that time.

View it here: Archive of Apple Posts

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