Hundreds of people gathered at a rally today after Google suspended 2 employees for what organizers believe to be retaliation and anti-organizing efforts
Google placed both Berland and Rebecca Rivers on administrative leave earlier in November. A Google spokesperson, which first reported the news, that the employees were suspended for sharing confidential documents outside the scope of their job or for tracking staff calendars, which caused those staff members to feel unsafe. Organizers of the protest say that the pair were punished as retaliation for workplace organizing..
Both employees have been active in employee-led protests against Google’s business relationships or practices. Rivers, for example, helped to create a petition in opposition of . She said Google told her it was investigating her document access, but that many of the questions asked focused instead on her involvement with the petition.The pair also criticized Google for how it’s handled their suspensions. Google placed Berland on administrative leave without warning, he said, and “the only word the company would use to tell me what was wrong was that it was for an ‘issue.’” Forbes.
Other employees spoke at the rally as well, including analyst Marie Collins, who read out statements from Google’s contract workers. More than half of Google’s global workforce is made up of so-called “shadow workers,” or temps and contractors that typically make less, lack job security, and have to shell out higher costs for benefits.He highlighted the irony of his colleagues being placed on leave for looking at documents ruled “need-to-know,” or outside the scope of their jobs.
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