Google Employees Petition Sundar Pichai Over Layoffs Amid AI Push
Amid Google's focus on AI, 4,500 employees have written a petition to CEO Sundar Pichai expressing concerns over recent layoffs. The employees' union delivered this 'never-before-delivered' petition to highlight their grievances.
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Google employees' union gives ‘never-before-delivered' petition to CEO Sundar Pichai
Nearly 100 Google employees rallied at Mountain View, delivering a petition signed by 4,500 workers to CEO Sundar Pichai. Led by Alphabet Workers Union president Parul Koul, the Googlers for Job Security campaign demands guaranteed severance, voluntary exit packages before layoffs, and an end to AI-era performance quotas. Executives were absent, so the petition was slipped under their doors amid rising tech layoffs anxiety.
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Read full article →Amid Google's AI Push, 4,500 Employees Write To Sundar Pichai Over Layoffs
Alphabet Workers Union President Parul Koul accused the company of prioritising shareholder returns over employees despite Google's high market value.
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