In a Medium post on Tuesday morning, the Google workers, who were fired in recent weeks, urged their former colleagues and tech industry peers to fight back against their employers some of the largest and most powerful companies in the world.
The workers have alleged that Google is systematically working to stifle any dissent within the company, including by hiring a public relations firm known for union-busting and changing its policies around accessing internal documents.
The group includes Laurence Berland, who spent 11 years at Google; Paul Duke, who was with thecompanyfor more than eight years; Rebecca Rivers, an employee of four years; and Sophie Waldman, who spent one year and 10 months at Google. The workers allegethe company retaliated against them because theywere all involved in worker activism at Google pushing for better working conditions and pressing the company to make more ethical decisions.
Google has faceda number ofNLRB charges over the years and recently settled with the board over allegationsthat it suppressed its employees from speaking out in the workplace.Under the settlement, Google has posted notices reminding workers of their rights in its internal messaging boards.
Over the past several years, Google workershave emerged at the forefront of thetech activist movement, awave of protest by tech workers across the countryagainst howthey aretreated andwhether the companies they work for are acting ethically.
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