We, Google employees and contractors, will walkout on November 1 at 11:10am to demand these five real changes. #googlewalkout
Text (1/2): 1. An end to Forced Arbitration in cases of harassment and discrimination for all current and future employees. 2. A commitment to end pay and opportunity inequity.
3.A publicly disclosed sexual harassment transparency report.
(2/2): 4. A clear, uniform, globally inclusive process for reporting sexual misconduct safely and anonymously. 5. Elevate the Chief Diversity Officer to answer directly to the CEO and make recommendations directly to the Board of Directors. Appoint an Employee Rep to the Board.
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Google has chosen to dismantle its AI ethics work, making it clear that the company will only tolerate research that supports its bottom line. This is a matter of urgent public concern. #MakeAIEthical 1/35 bit.ly/MakeAIEthical
We stand in solidarity with Dr. Margaret Mitchell, a world-leading AI researcher who until recently led the most diverse team at Google Research, the Ethical AI team. She is the latest casualty of Google's attack on AI ethics. 2/35
Three months after abruptly firing, publicly disparaging, and gaslighting the co-lead of Google's Ethical AI team, Dr. Timnit Gebru, Google has now fired Dr. Margaret Mitchell, the team's founder. 3/35
We stand with @timnitGebru. We call on Google Research to strengthen its commitment to research integrity and to unequivocally commit to supporting research that honors the commitments made in Google’s AI Principles. Sign the letter: bit.ly/standwithtimnit
We, the undersigned, stand in solidarity with Dr. Timnit Gebru, who was terminated from her position as Staff Research Scientist & Co-Lead of Ethical Artificial Intelligence (AI) team at Google, following unprecedented research censorship.2/19 #IStandWithTimnit#BelieveBlackWomen
We call on Google Research to strengthen its commitment to research integrity and to unequivocally commit to supporting research that honors the commitments made in Google’s AI Principles.
3/19 #IStandWithTimnit#BelieveBlackWomen
The NLRB has begun confirming what we’ve said all along:
“Google violated US labor laws by spying on workers who were organizing employee protests, then firing two of them, according to a complaint to be filed by the National Labor Relations Board today.
“The complaint names two employees, Laurence Berland and Kathryn Spiers, both of whom were fired by the company in late 2019 in connection with employee activism. ...
“Berland was organizing against Google working w/ IRI Consultants, a firm widely known for its anti-union efforts, when he was let go for reviewing other employees’ calendars. The NLRB found Google’s policy against employees looking at certain coworkers’ calendars is unlawful. ..
We come from different offices. We have different roles, managers, and life stories. What brought us all together is that we’ve stepped up to help organize our colleagues, to work together for a better, safer, fairer, and more ethical workplace. 2/23
Google explicitly encourages us to pursue exactly these goals. The company’s code of conduct states unequivocally: “don’t be evil, and if you see something that you think isn’t right – speak up!” And we did. 3/23
In April, 2 organizers of #GoogleWalkout, Meredith Whittaker & Claire Stapleton, came forward with stories of retaliation they’ve faced as a result of speaking out at the company. Claire left Google this week. Here’s the note she shared on her last day: link.medium.com/A9dA2WkmkX
"I have such a simple, pure nostalgia around the years I spent at Google in Mountain View, 2007-2012, that it almost figures in my mind like a childhood—a blur of grass and sun. I used to go out of my way to check out a weekly dodgeball game (that was a thing then).
[2/18]
"I whizzed around campus on those primary-colored bikes. I dabbled in veganism. But the most potent sense-memory I have comes from five years’ worth of Fridays standing at the side of the stage in Charlie’s, half a beer deep,
[3/18]
Last week, 20,000 Google employees and TVCs walked out to protest discrimination, racism, sexual harassment and a workplace culture that only works for some. By taking collective action, and joining a global movement, these workers took a risk.
The risk was calculated, and their demands were reasonable: these employees were asking for equity, dignity, and respect.
What they showed is that collective action works, and when we work together we can make change.