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Google Fires More Workers Behind Israel Sit-Ins as War Protests Engulf the Nation
Google fired at least 20 more employees on Monday evening related to the April 16 sit-in protests of the company’s cloud computing contracts with Israel, No Tech For Apartheid organizers tell Gizmodo. Google confirmed the additional firings in a statement, noting the company has concluded its investigation of the sit-in. In total, 48 Google employees…
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Unionized YouTube Workers Laid Off During Live City Council Stream
For the past year, contractors associated with Google’s YouTube Music Content Operations Team have been attempting to collectively bargain with the tech giant. Those workers won the right to unionize last April in a historic victory and, since that time, have been trying to get Google to come to the bargaining table. On Friday, amidst…
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Feds Say Activision Layoffs Violate Promises Microsoft Made in Merger Deal
The U.S. federal regulator said the layoffs are inconsistent with Microsoft’s assertions that both companies would operate separately after the merger.
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Twitch Confirms Lay Offs of 500 Employees
The popular streaming platform will lay off 35 per cent of its staff, its second major layoff in the last year.