Google accused of imposing illegal 'gag order' blocking workers from discussing antitrust cases
A union representing many Google employees is demanding the company lift what it described as an illegal “gag order” barring them from discussing landmark antitrust cases
A union representing Google employees is demanding the tech giant lift what it called an illegal “gag order” barring them from discussing landmark antitrust cases that could upend the company’s business.
On Aug. 5, US District Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google is a “monopolist” with an illegal stranglehold over the online search market.
That same day, Google president of global affairs Kent Walker instructed employees not to comment on the case inside or outside the workplace.
The Alphabet Workers Union alleges that Walker violated a federal labor law with the “overly board directive” in a bid to “suppress worker speech” related to the antitrust battles, according to a copy of the Aug. 15 filing obtained by The Post.
“Our employer continues to demonstrate a blatant disregard for federal labor law and our right to discuss working conditions with coworkers—up to and including the proposed remedies of federal antitrust actions that could affect many of our jobs at Google,” said Parul Koul, a Google software engineer and president of Alphabet Workers Union.