In a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Division of Advice memorandum recently released to the public, although in redacted form, the Division of Advice said that one of the world’s largest software companies did not violate the law by firing two employees who organized a protest of the war in Gaza at the company’s headquarters. According to the Advice Memo, the protest lacked a clear tie to terms and conditions of employment, and, therefore, the Seattle Regional Office was directed not to issue a complaint.
There, the charging party-employees had regularly emailed leadership and posted on the Company’s internal communications platform about the war in Gaza. The employees also launched a campaign and petition demanding that the Company cease a cloud computing platform contract that had apparent ties to the Israeli government, citing the safety of “Palestinian, Arab and Muslim and allied employees.” The employees also urged a walkout on the Company’s premises to oppose “Israel’s… Read the complete article here...
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