Overview

• Board prosecutors dropped allegations tied to Cook’s message, as well as claims over Apple’s confidentiality rules, alleged surveillance, and the firing of activist Janneke Parrish.
• Not all complaints were dismissed, with at least some charges filed by former employee Cher Scarlett remaining active.
• Apple’s separate April settlement with former employee Ashley Gjøvik still requires policy revisions clarifying workers can discuss pay, conditions, and speak to the press without retaliation.
• Cook’s 2021 email told staff the company was doing everything in its power to identify leakers and said people who leak confidential information do not belong at Apple.
• The withdrawals follow an earlier NLRB view that Apple’s work rules tended to interfere with employees’ rights, underscoring a shift in enforcement direction under current leadership.