Protests and Arrests
Google terminated 28 employees after sit-ins at its New York and Sunnyvale offices over a cloud computing deal with Israel. Nine workers were arrested for trespassing.
Company Response
A Google spokeswoman called the protests a violation of policies and unacceptable, promising to investigate further.
Background and Tensions
Activist employees clashed with management over Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion contract with Israel for cloud services, especially during the Gaza conflict.
Employee Rights
Workers affiliated with the protest group, No Tech for Apartheid, criticized the firings as retaliation and defended their right to peaceful protest.
Continued Activism
Employees vow to keep protesting until Google drops Project Nimbus, similar to their success in ending a deal with the U.S. Defense Department in 2018.
Nico Grant, a technology reporter, covers Google from San Francisco, with a focus on cloud computing.
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