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@petersuber@fediscience.org · 2 weeks ago

Update. #ThomsonReuters fired a senior attorney for her role in the employee letter protesting the company's allegedly illegal conduct.
https://www.404media.co/thomson-reuters-fired-worker-for-speaking-out-about-ice-former-employee-says/

Billie Little, the fired attorney, says she was fired for an "unspecified code of conduct violation." She believes she was singled out because she was the most visible leader behind the protest letter. She's suing for reinstatement and damages, and for firing her in violation of the Oregon #whistleblower statute. She maintains that the data the company sold to #ICE "circumvented and violated state sanctuary laws, privacy protections, and the Constitution.”

Also see Little's lawsuit against Thomson Reuters.
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28045642-thomson-reuters-firing-complaint/?ref=404media.co

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@petersuber@fediscience.org · last week

Update. " #ThomsonReuters Shareholders Demand Investigation into #ICE Contracts."
https://www.404media.co/thomson-reuters-shareholders-demand-investigation-into-ice-contracts/

Thank you, shareholders. Please also demand the reinstatement of whistleblower Billie Long, and no reprisals for the other employees who expressed the same concerns that you are expressing now.

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Thomson Reuters Shareholders Demand Investigation into ICE Contracts

The shareholders explicitly cited multiple 404 Media investigations, including one that showed Thomson Reuters' CLEAR is integrated with a tool ICE uses to find neighborhoods to target.