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Google Employees Are Holding a Sit-In Today To Protest Retaliation

Last week, Google employees Claire Stapleton and Meredith Whittaker came forward to say the company retaliated against them following their roles in staging a walkout. The walkout in question happened back in November 2018 . More than 20,000 employees participated to protest sexual harassment within the company. The walkout was organized after an executive was paid millions of dollars in an exit package despite having been found to sexually harass another employee. Today, Google employees held a sit-in to protest the alleged retaliation against their fellow workers. The sit-in was announced in a tweet by Google Walkout For Real Change. “From being told to go on sick leave when you’re not sick, to having your reports taken away, we’re sick of retaliation,” the organizers wrote. “Six months ago, we walked out. This time, we’re sitting in.” From being told to go on sick leave when you're not sick, to having your reports taken away, we're sick of retaliation. Six months ago, we walked...

Vanessa Taylor

May 1, 2019