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Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
ashleygjovik ("Ashley M. Gjøvik, JD") wrote:

After three years, Apple finally settled with the NLRB & was forced to fix its unlawful NDAs. In my letter joining the settlement, I included a section addressed to Apple employees. Sharing it here for the record. I'm sorry to anyone I harmed when I was part of the secrecy cult.

The full announcement, letter, & agreement are here: https://www.ashleygjovik.com/blog/04082025-nlrb-win-apple-compelled-to-rescind-unlawful-policies-nationwide

As the original Charging Party in this matter, I also wish to speak directly to current and future Apple employees. For many years, I worked closely with Apple executives and enforced policies that I now recognize as harmful. In doing so, I contributed to a culture of fear and silence. This case is part of my apology. By challenging surveillance, NDAs, and anti-worker speech rules, I hoped to create safer space for employees to speak up. Thanks to this case, Apple has agreed to change its policies. You now have confirmation that your right to discuss wages, conditions, or organize is protected by law. If you are told otherwise: they are wrong and you can file an NLRB charge reporting their failure to comply with this agreement. I spent years inside Apple. I worked alongside executives. I enforced these same policies I now challenge. And if I’m honest, I know I helped perpetuate a system that harmed people—people who had less power than I did at the time. I believed I was doing the right thing. I believed in the mission, the secrecy, the loyalty. But now I see it clearly. The tools of control were dressed up as professionalism. The policies I once enforced were designed to isolate, suppress, and punish dissent. And people paid the price—not just me, but workers I gaslit,