Fired Google workers will file federal complaint alleging the company wrongfully terminated them

As the Thanksgiving Four outlined on Medium, they organized around a variety of topics, including Googles treatment of its temporary, vendor and contractor workers, Googles alleged retaliation against employees who organized, the companys work with Customs and Border Protection and more.

It responded like a large corporation more interested in revenue growth than in ensuring worker rights and ethical conduct.

At the time, Google said one had searched for and shared confidential documents that were not pertinent to their job, and one had looked at the individual calendars of some staffers.

Google declined to comment but confirmed aninternal note published by Bloomberg,which said Google fired a total of four employees for repeatedly violating its data-security policies.

Since themassive employee-led walkout last November, organizers say Google has tried to undermine further attempts to organize. In July, walkout co-organizer Meredith Whittakerleft the companyfollowingreports of retaliation in April.Organizers of the rally say both Rivers and Berland were put on leave for simply looking at openly shared internal information.

No company tech giant or otherwise should be able to interfere with workers rights to organize for better working conditions, including ethical business practices.

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