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Rockstar Games fired 34 employees, allegedly to prevent unionization, prompting protests and legal action by the IWGB union. The firings, which followed union recognition efforts, are viewed by critics as unlawful, and the situation has sparked wider industry and public support for worker rights at Rockstar.
The White House budget office has instructed federal agencies to prepare for mass layoffs if the government shuts down, targeting programs not legally required to continue, as part of a broader effort to reduce the federal workforce amid a funding standoff with Democrats.
An appeals court denied the Trump administration's request to resume mass firings of federal employees, upholding a judge's order that halts the workforce downsizing, citing limits on presidential powers without congressional approval.
Google employees, including Zelda Montes, are protesting the company's contract with the Israeli government for cloud computing services, citing concerns about the technology being used in the war in Gaza. The No Tech for Apartheid group organized sit-in protests at Google offices, leading to the firing of Montes and 27 others. Google claims the protestors violated company policies, but the group insists on continuing their efforts to push Google to drop the contract.