Amazon Illegally Silenced Drone Staff, Labor Board Alleges
- Case could force company to change confidentiality rules
- NLRB argues the broad secrecy rules harm workers’ rights
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US Labor Board prosecutors accused Amazon.com Inc. of imposing illegal secrecy rules on its staff, which could ultimately force the company to change its confidentiality regulations.
In a complaint Monday, the National Labor Relations Board’s Seattle regional director wrote that Amazon violated federal law when it required a worker on its drone program to sign a confidentiality agreement as a condition of employment. The agreement prohibited the sharing of “business and financial information” as well as information about the company’s “techniques, technology, practices, operations and methods” — even if it’s not marked as confidential, according to the filing.