Kris Holt joined Engadget as a contributing reporter on the news desk in 2018. He has been writing about technology, games, streaming and entertainment for over a decade after starting his career as a sub-editor on a local newspaper. Kris holds a Master of Arts degree in English from the University of Dundee.
, the agency alleges that a return-to-office mandate that limited remote work and effectively meant a relocation requirement for many workers was an attempt to fend off a unionization drive. Around 80 of Grindr 's 178 employees quit as a result of last year's RTO demand, according to the Communications Workers of America .
The NLRB's general counsel office has accused Grindr of violating labor law by retaliating against workers who were attempting to organize. Perthe agency additionally claims the company refused to recognize the union or to negotiate with it in good faith, which would also be a violation of labor law.
A Grindr spokesperson told the publication that the claims were"meritless." They added that some employees started signing union cards"only after it was known that the transition back to in-office work was underway." According to the CWA, the company announced on August 4 last year that workers would have to attend its offices at least two days a week. A supermajority of workerstheir unionization in July. The union claims that, by the end of August, around half of the staff had been forced to resign. This, in part, was said to a result of relocation requirements.
Among other issues, having to relocate would have required some of Grindr's trans employees to find alternate healthcare providers, the union has said.
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