More than 20 Google employees who used their workplaces to protest Google’s contract with Israel are learning a harsh lesson.
On Tuesday, dozens of Google employees took part in a protest against Google’s $1.2 billion contract with Israel to provide cloud computing services to Israel’s military and government. Employees demonstrated inside Google’s New York office and Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian’s Sunnyvale, California office.
Demonstrators held placards that read “No more genocide for profit” and “Googlers against genocide.”9 of the protesters Eventually he was arrested.demonstration Sponsored by No Tech For Apartheid.
Google announced Wednesday that 28 of the protesters have been officially fired.statement explained:
Their behavior was unacceptable, extremely disruptive and made colleagues feel threatened. We have investigated the employees involved and blocked their access to our systems. Those who refused to leave were arrested by law enforcement and removed from the office. As a result of the investigation, today we have terminated 28 employees who were found to be involved. We will continue to investigate and respond as necessary.
Surprisingly, Google did not give in to the protesters’ demands, warning its employees that they would face a similar fate if they followed in the footsteps of their former colleagues.
Google said, “This kind of behavior has no place in our workplace and cannot be tolerated.”
“The overwhelming majority of our employees do the right thing. If you’re one of the few who are tempted to overlook conduct that violates our policies, think again. Please,” the statement continued. “We take this matter extremely seriously, and we will continue to apply our long-standing policy of taking action against disruptive behavior, up to and including termination.”
On the other hand, apartheid had no technology. claimed The dismissal was “retaliatory” and “unlawful.”
“Google employees have the right to peacefully protest about their working conditions,” the group said in a statement.
That’s true. Google employees can appeal to their employer. But as 28 so-called “Googlers” recently learned, Google’s bosses also have the right to fire employees who disrupt the workplace with political demonstrations instead of working.
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