Former Apple employee who claims she was fired for #AppleToo organizing files NLRB complaint
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A former Apple employee who helped form the #AppleToo movement against alleged harassment and discrimination inside the company told the National Labor Relations Board in a complaint on Tuesday that she believes she was fired in retaliation for her organizing efforts.
Janneke Parrish, who told CNN Business last month she'd been fired from her job as an Apple (AAPL) program manager, alleges that she was terminated "for 'daring to disturb' Apple's 'universe,'" according to a legal filing with the NLRB claiming unfair labor practices by the company. The NLRB is the independent federal agency responsible for enforcing US labor laws, and such filings prompt an investigation by the agency.
"Specifically, Parrish spoke up regarding her personal experiences regarding workplace concerns and helped give voice to her co-workers' concerns in a workplace where such issues have been systemically siloed, suppressed, and unaddressed," according to the filing, which CNN Business obtained.
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