by Cher Scarlett, a previous Activision Blizzard and Apple employee, has issued a labor complaint with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against Epic Games, alleging that the “Fortnite” creator has refused to hire her because of her labor rights activism and union support.
Scarlett was one of the applicants for a senior front-end web developer position at Epic. According to spokesperson and corporate communications director at Epic Games, Elka Looks, the organization was aware of Scarlett’s labor activism before the interview session, and that it had no influence on the recruiting process.
She stated that Scarlett’s application had a link that redirects to her personal web page, which showed her various activities, but it played no role in the interview session carried out.
“This candidate’s resume and application included a link to their personal website,” Looks said. “The website details their organizing activity, and this information did not factor into our decision to proceed with interviews”.
Scarlett informed The Washington Post that she was a member of Apple Together, a workers’ rights organization, and claimed that through November and December 2021, she has gone through four rounds of interviews with Epic.
Scarlett provided information on this group when Epic requested a “Request for Activity” form. She found out she did not get the job two days after having to fill out the application. According to Looks, Epic decided to choose “someone else who scored higher in their interviews.”
The NLRB has not yet received Epic’s petition, indicating that it is still being investigated. The NLRB will most likely investigate the complaint to see if it has substance. The NLRB will file a complaint against Epic if the labor union decides that the corporation has violated labor rights.
Cher Scarlett filed a lawsuit against Mozilla and Apple months ago
Scarlett, who became a top software program developer at ControlZee working on a game called “dot massive boom,” told The Washington Post that she is “nonetheless heartbroken over how foolish [she] was to believe this corporation was on the side of laborers.”
“There isn’t any different rationalization, apart from the truth that I put that stuff in writing … however I used to be making an attempt to be sincere,” Scarlett said. “This was such an important match that I let go of different prospects and now actually mistrust the business at massive and really feel like my voice, together with the voices of the others within the office are seen as a legal responsibility, relatively than an vital a part of making nice workplaces.”
Scarlett filed a lawsuit with the NLRB on Feb 9th, 2022, against tech firm, Mozilla, the makers of Firefox, as shown in the Washington Post. Scarlett claimed that Mozilla had also declined to recruit her because of the same labor advocacy.
Scarlett however has tendered three accusations on iPhone creators, Apple. She claims Apple was interfering with her capacity to collect pay data, rebelling against employees, and fostering a hostile workplace that prompted her to quit in November 2021. Currently, Mozilla, Epic, and Apple are being investigated by NLRB.
Scarlett has gained attention in the past months as a result of her labor rights activism at Apple and her use of Twitter to raise awareness of other labor injustices.
