Google fired 28 employees after protests at its offices against a cloud contract with the Israeli government, leading to arrests and accusations of indiscriminate terminations. The protests were in response to a $1.2bn contract with the Israeli government, known as Project Nimbus. Google claims the contract is not for military workloads, but protestors argue against supporting any military contracts. The terminations have sparked controversy, with accusations that Google values its contract with the Israeli government more than its own workers.
Google employees, affiliated with No Tech For Apartheid, staged 10-hour sit-ins at offices in New York and Sunnyvale to protest the company’s $1.2 billion cloud contract with Israel, resulting in several arrests and administrative leave for the protesters. The employees demand that Google withdraw from the "Project Nimbus" contract, expressing concerns that the technology is being used against Palestinians in Gaza. This protest is part of ongoing employee activism within Google related to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Nine Google workers were removed by police from company offices in New York and Sunnyvale after staging a sit-in protest against a cloud contract with Israel’s government. The workers were placed on administrative leave and then detained by police. The protest called on Google to drop a $1.2 billion cloud computing contract with the Israeli government, citing concerns about the contract's involvement with the Israel Defense Forces and potential harm to Palestinians. This incident adds to a series of worker activism related to Israel's conflict with Hamas, with similar protests and resignations occurring at other tech companies like Amazon and Apple.
Google workers across the US staged sit-ins and protests at the tech giant's offices, demanding an end to the company's contract with the Israeli military through Project Nimbus. The group "No Tech for Apartheid" accused Google of complicity in the Israel-Hamas war and expressed concerns about the use of Google technology for "genocidal means." The protesters also called for the protection of Arab, Palestinian, and Muslim workers who have spoken out against Project Nimbus, citing harassment and retaliation at work.
Google employees staged sit-ins at the company's offices in California and New York to protest the tech giant's work with the Israeli government, demanding the cancellation of a $1.2 billion contract to provide cloud services and data centers. The protests have escalated amid the conflict in Gaza, with workers expressing concerns about their technology being used for military purposes. Amazon employees involved in anti-Nimbus organizing also attended rallies, and there are calls for a third-party investigative report on the impact of such contracts on human rights violations.
Google employees, part of a group called "No Tech for Apartheid," protested the tech giant's ties to the Israeli government by storming offices in California, New York City, and Seattle. They demanded the cancellation of a $1.2 billion contract with Israel, accusing the government of carrying out a "genocide" in the Gaza Strip. The protest follows a public berating of an Israel-based executive by a Google software engineer, who was subsequently fired. The employees livestreamed the sit-in on Twitch and voiced concerns about the technology being used by Israel's military against Palestinians.
Google employees are occupying the office of Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian in California and protesting the company's $1.2 billion contract with Israel for Project Nimbus, demanding that Google cease all business with the Israeli government and military. The protesters claim they will remain in the office until their demands are met, citing concerns about enabling "apartheid" and "genocide." The protests were announced in internal emails to employees, and the employees are also protesting in New York City. The employees accuse Google leadership of lying about the purpose of Project Nimbus and profiting off of genocide, and are demanding significant action from the company.
