Google employees plan May 1st sit-in to protest retaliation claims

Google employees say they will be holding a sit-in tomorrow, May 1^st, to protest alleged retaliation against workers who protested back in November 2018 against the company’s handling of sexual harassment allegations. According to a tweet from the organizers of last year’s walkout, the sit-in will happen at 11 am. The tweet reads: “From being told to go on sick leave when you’re not sick, to having your reports taken away, we’re sick of retaliation. Six months ago, we walked out. This time, we’re sitting in. 11am tomorrow.”

In response to last year’s protest, Google made some concessions but it’s being reported that internal controversy still plagues the company. Last week, two employees who helped organize the walkout claimed their job responsibilities have been diminished by management as a result of their involvement in the protests. Google claimed this didn’t have anything to do with that and these weren’t acts of retaliations.

When asked to comment about the sit-in, a Google spokesperson said, “We prohibit retaliation in the workplace and publicly share our very clear policy. To make sure that no complaint raised goes unheard at Google, we give employees multiple channels to report concerns, including anonymously, and investigate all allegations of retaliation.”

Google employees have conducted similar protests in the past to help sway executive decisions in the company.

Source: The Verge