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Apple employees are organizing, now under the banner #AppleToo

"We've exhausted all internal avenues"

By Zoe Schiffer@ZoeSchiffer Aug 23, 2021, 2:49pm EDT

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Apple employee organizing took another step this morning with the
launch of a website called AppleToo. The goal is to collect stories
from workers at all levels of the organization who've experienced
harassment or discrimination.

"For too long, Apple has evaded public scrutiny," the website reads.
"The truth is that for many Apple workers ... the culture of secrecy
creates an opaque, intimidating fortress. When we press for
accountability and redress to the persistent injustices we witness or
experience in our workplace, we are faced with a pattern of
isolation, degradation, and gaslighting. No more. We've exhausted all
internal avenues. We've talked with our leadership. We've gone to the
People team. We've escalated through Business Conduct. Nothing has
changed. It's time to Think Different."

Only about 15 current and former Apple employees were directly
involved in the organizing effort. This morning, the organizers
launched the website and Twitter account and sent the news out on a
200-person Discord server for Apple employees and contractors.

The effort has already gained support from organizers like Timnit
Gebru, who worked at Apple prior to joining Google in 2018. After
Gebru was abruptly fired from Google in December 2020, she went
public about her experiences with racism and discrimination at the
company. But she hasn't spoken quite so publicly about her time at
Apple. Now, she tells The Verge, "I experienced so many egregious
things when I was at Apple, and always wondered how they manage to
get out of the spotlight. I'm happy to see that Apple workers are
organizing. It is past time for Apple to be held accountable."

Cher Scarlett, an Apple engineer and activist who's involved in the
organizing effort, posted the website in two internal Slack channels
-- #allies4change and #women-in-swe -- this morning.

Since launch, eight Apple employees have shared their stories through
the AppleToo website.

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