A brief chat with the fired #AppleToo organizer
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge On October 14th, Apple fired a leader of the #AppleToo movement for allegedly failing to comply with an internal investigation. The employee, Janneke Parrish, has been working behind the scenes for months to organize fellow employees who've faced harassment and discrimination.
Now, Apple appears to be cracking down on those efforts - under the guise of trying to stop internal information from leaking to the press. In September, Apple fired Ashley Gjovik for allegedly violating her confidentiality agreement. Then, it placed software engineer Cher Scarlett on medical leave.
Both Gjovik and Scarlett have filed claims with the NLRB. Parrish's lawyer, Vincent P. White of White, Hilferty and Albanese, tells The Verge that Parrish plans to...