This flagrant act of retaliation is a clear indication that Google values its US$1.2 billion contract with the genocidal Israeli government and military more than its own workers,
A small number of employee protesters entered and disrupted a few of our locations. Physically impeding other employees’ work and preventing them from accessing our facilities is a clear violation of our policies, and completely unacceptable behavior. After refusing multiple requests to leave the premises, law enforcement was engaged to remove them to ensure office safety,
If you’re one of the few who are tempted to think we’re going to overlook conduct that violates our policies, think again,
On a personal level, I am opposed to Google taking any military contracts — no matter which government they’re with or what exactly the contract is about,
This excuse to avoid confronting us and our concerns directly, and attempt to justify its illegal, retaliatory firings, is a lie,
We have so far concluded individual investigations that resulted in the termination of employment for 28 employees, and will continue to investigate and take action as needed,
Google is terrified of us. They are terrified of workers coming together and calling for accountability and transparency from our bosses,
They took over office spaces, defaced our property, and physically impeded the work of other Googlers
IDF soldier admitted to the New York Times that they use Google Photos to make a hit list with little evidence.
Tech workers are not like other kinds of workers,
Google execs basically chose to arrest workers for speaking out against the use of our technology to power the first AI-generated genocide,
By choosing to provide the Israeli government and military with our powerful cloud computing and AI technologies, we have continuously enabled Israel’s apartheid state in Palestine and ongoing genocide in Gaza,
I wanted to ask you, you know, to cooperate. You’ve been placed on admin leave, and we’d like to see if you’d just voluntarily [leave]. It’s been a while. Can you do that for us?”
Years of being silenced, ignored and lied to by leadership has confirmed to us as workers that our concerns will not be heard without significant action, and as you read this, we are sitting in the office of Thomas Kurian, the CEO of Google Cloud, until our demands are met.”
Google workers have the right to peacefully protest about terms and conditions of our labor,
We have been very clear that the Nimbus contract is for workloads running on our commercial cloud by Israeli government ministries, who agree to comply with our Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policy,
When we come to work, our goal is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful,
This is a business, and not a place to act in a way that disrupts coworkers or makes them feel unsafe, to attempt to use the company as a personal platform, or to fight over disruptive issues or debate politics,
It’s my responsibility to do everything I can to end this contract even while Google pretends nothing is wrong,
Excited to see what these teams accomplish in their new formation,