Google employees are organizing around a new concern: keeping their jobs
Google employees held a protest at the company's Mountain View headquarters to demand better job security and layoff protections. Over 4,500 workers signed a petition calling for voluntary exits and an end to performance quotas amid ongoing industry-wide job cuts.
Why it matters
This reflects a broader trend of labor organizing within the tech sector as employees push back against the instability caused by repeated rounds of layoffs.
Nearly 100 Google employees held a protest about job security on Thursday. Pranav Dixit/Business Insider Nearly 100 Google workers rallied near the company's Mountain View headquarters. More than 4,500 employees signed a petition seeking stronger layoff protections. Workers want guaranteed severance, voluntary exits, and an end to performance quotas. Dozens of Google employees from around the country gathered in the shadow of the company's Mountain View headquarters on Thursday, holding signs reading "Googlers for Job Security" and demanding stronger protections against layoffs. At noon, nearly 100 workers filled a grassy stretch of the campus, flanked by the Googleplex on one side and the sweeping canopy of Google's visitor center on the other. Many wore matching black shirts.
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