Absolutely disgusted at my employer (Google) for this bullshit (firing 28 people for peacefully protesting against Google's contract with Israel's army) https://www.instagram.com/p/C54qFvUtuzY/?igsh=MTRxb2g4Z3RsZHVkMA==
Instagram #NoTechForApartheid Campaign on Instagram: "BREAKING—@Google just fired over two dozen workers, including those among us who did not directly participate in yesterday’s historic, bicoastal 10-hour sit-in protests. This flagrant act of retaliation is a clear indication that Google values its $1.2 billion contract with the genocidal Israeli government and military more than its own workers.
On the contrary, our bosses called the police on its own workers, the Nimbus Nine, who were arrested and taken into custody last night. Today, they punished all of the workers they could associate with this action in wholesale firings, through a dragnet of in-office surveillance. Google cited “harassment” as the reasons for workers’ firing. If there has been any bullying or harassment at the company, our Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim colleagues have been the recipients.
Google continues to lie to its workers, the media, & the public. Google continues to claim, as of today, that Project Nimbus is “not directed at highly sensitive, classified, or military workloads relevant to weapons or intelligence services.” Yet, reporting from TIME Mag proves otherwise: Google has doubled down on contracting with the Israeli Occupation Forces since the start of its genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. By continuing its lies, Google is blatantly disrespecting and disregarding consumers, the media, as well as workers.
Sundar Pichai and Thomas Kurian are genocide profiteers. We cannot comprehend how these men are able to sleep at night while their tech has enabled 100,000 Palestinians killed, reported missing, or wounded in the last six months of Israel’s genocide—and counting
The truth is clear: Google is terrified of lworkers coming together and calling for accountability and transparency from our bosses. They are choosing to reveal the falsity of Google’s “open culture” in order to get rid of a threat. The corporation is trying to downplay and discredit our power
These mass, illegal firings will not stop us. On the contrary, they only serve as further fuel for the growth of this movement
Make no mistake, we will continue organizing until the company drops Project Nimbus and stops powering this genocide.
Full statement in bio."2,337 likes, 63 comments - notechforapartheidApril 17, 2024 on : "BREAKING—@Google just fired over two dozen workers, including those among us who did not directly participate in yesterday’s historic...".