Dozens of Google workers who were fired after internal protests surrounding a lucrative contract that the technology company has with the Israeli government have filed a complaint with labor regulators in an attempt to get their jobs back. The complaint filed late Monday with the National Labor Relations Board alleges about 50 workers were unfairly […]
The workers are “seeking reinstatement of their jobs, back pay, and affirmation from Google leadership that it will not retaliate against its workers for lawful collective protest.”
Google Workers Sacked Over Israel Protests File Federal Labor Complaint Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, Dozens of Google workers who were fired for protesting the tech giant’s cloud deal with the Israeli government filed a complaint on Monday with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) over their termination. The complaint, obtained by The Washington Post, alleges that Google violated the workers’ rights by “terminating and/or placing them on administrative leave...
Peter Thiel, the founder of Palantir, was at cambridge campus on Wednesday when a pair of activists stood up and accused him of profiting off genocide through his firm's defence contracts with Israel .
Nine Google employees were arrested last month after occupying the company's offices in New York and California for an eight-hour sit-in. They were protesting against the $1.2 billion Project Nimbus contract with the Israeli government for Google and Amazon's cloud services.Read Entire Article
The former employee, who had been with Google for nearly three years and held a leadership role in the Alphabet Workers Union, suggested that Google's actions were part of a larger pattern of stifling employee dissent.
A coalition of anti-Israel agitators seeking to protest outside the Democratic National Convention in August are continuing to put pressure on the City of Chicago, alleging their First Amendment rights are being violated, while some Democrats fear unrest could disrupt the annual convention. A series of lawsuits have been filed against the city in recent months by the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, the Anti-War Coalition, and Students for a Democratic Society at the...
A University of Texas-Austin lecturer not only lost his job but is now facing a criminal charge after he was arrested for his alleged involvement in an anti-Israel protest on the campus earlier this month. FOX 7 in Austin reported that 57-year-old Richard Heyman had been employed by the University of Texas for nearly 18 years. His most recent position at the school was as a lecturer. According to the university’s website, Heyman has taught courses in subjects like urban studies and contemporary...
In a video that went viral on social media, a college student protesting Israel at NYU confessed she didn't know why they were protesting at the university.
Protesters against the Israel-Gaza war took to the stage to disrupt the University of Sheffield’s education awards today (May 8). The group demanded that the university directs research projects away from arms-related work, and “cuts ties with the arms trade” as well as universities in Israel. Parts of their speech after they had taken to the stage were met with cheers. A number of university staff members at the event joined the protesters on the stage, while vice-chancellor Professor Koen...
Patriots offensive lineman Calvin Anderson revealed he flirted with death last year after contracting malaria during a preseason trip to Nigeria.
President Joe Biden condemned protests that turned violent on college campuses on Thursday