It’s been a year since 20,000 Google employees walked off the job. And they’re madder than ever.
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Google Walkout. The Google Walkout centered on over 20,000 employees who walked out of their jobs in order to protest how google had handled accusations of sexual misconduct toward employees by Google executives. In response to the protest, Google issued an apology and my substantial changes to their sexual harassment policies. Although, the underlying issues behind the initial walkout have been resolved the walkout remains important today as it marks a significant change in the relationship between labor and management at Google. Since the walkout labor has becoming increasingly critical of management at Google, and have voiced their perspectives.
See "It’s been a year since 20,000 Google employees walked off the job. And they’re madder than ever.", Shirin Ghaffary, Vox, November 1, 2019