Finally!
Much of that is a standard industry NDA.
The Nation found it more extensive than most.
From the campaign NDA (assuming the company NDA is the same):
The NDA totals nine pages and forbids employees from discussing “any and all non-public information” and “activities” by the campaign.
And while it’s understandable that a campaign would want to keep things like internal polling under wraps, transparency advocates say that the NDA is overly broad to the point of preventing sexual harassment, as well as other forms of workplace abuse like racial discrimination, from being reported.
Jordan Libowitz, spokesperson for the nonpartisan government ethics and accountability group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, found the NDA troubling. “The thing that jumped out at me was the non-disparagement clause, which the Trump campaign used in 2016,” Libowitz said. “That can have a chilling effect on people reporting abuses and speaking publicly about things like sexual harassment.”
So, is there a company policy that allows said complaints to be addressed?
There is this comment from a staffer:
A Bloomberg campaign spokesperson said in an e-mailed comment that “this document only covers the campaign’s strategies and plans; it doesn’t prevent anyone from speaking out about harassment.
Then there is this link from the link:
NewYorkPost: Bloomberg defends treatment of women at media empire despite multiple lawsuits
The multibillionaire was grilled on the campaign trail Sunday following an article that revealed Bloomberg LP had been slapped with nearly 40 discrimination and harassment suits from 64 employees over the past two decades. ...
A Business Insider investigation last month found the former three-term mayor of New York City, who is worth about $54 billion, was repeatedly accused of creating a “reckless playground” for male executives to “target young, female, naive employees” for sex.
It also found he allegedly made sexually explicit comments to staff including, “If you looked like that … I would do you in a second,” according to court documents.
And a link from that link:
Bloomberg saleswoman sues over rape, rampant drug culture
Sounds awful, similar to Weinstein. Obviously there is no NDA stopping the woman from talking. And the exec involved was fired.
Ferris was fired from Bloomberg in December 2015 after a review of thousands of e-mails and interviews with several coworkers confirmed that he had an inappropriate relationship with the woman, a source said.
Ferris is fighting the firing and accusations.
After that:
Ferris joined a Texas financial education company, Simpler Trading, last September as chief operating officer, according to a company announcement at the time.
A receptionist at the company told The Post on Friday that he no longer worked there.
So he didn't last very long there either.
I don't see that the charges this is the atmosphere Bloomberg facilitated are supported.
Sounds like Bloomberg can be (or is) a sexist ass. But the accusations over the NDAs, if this is any or the worst example, are overblown.
And compare that to the company's hiring practices:
Meet the Women of Bloomberg
We believe the success of the women at Bloomberg is critical to our success as a business. We are focused on building strong, diverse teams in which employees feel valued and engaged. Through external programs and internal initiatives, we are dedicated to attracting, hiring, retaining, and advancing top female talent at Bloomberg, globally....
See here for Bloomberg L.P.’s 2018 and 2017 U.K. Gender Pay Gap disclosure.
https://www.bloomberg.com/women/
The Worst Things Michael Bloomberg Has Said About Women
It includes things from the 'pamphlet' I posted a link to upthread.
A reminder, I am not at this time voting for Bloomberg. I'm supporting Steyer.
But I just don't find this stuff all that egregious as it's being made out to be. 40 complaints over 20 years in a large company that is in a field known for sexist men. That's two a year in a very large company.
