#GoogleWalkout 11/1/2018 11:10am to protest sexual harassment, misconduct, lack of transparency, and a workplace that doesn’t work for everyone. Views ≠ Google.
Mar 8, 2021 • 37 tweets • 7 min read
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
Dec 4, 2020 • 19 tweets • 6 min read
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
Dec 2, 2020 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
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.
theverge.com/2020/12/2/2204…
“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. ...
Dec 3, 2019 • 23 tweets • 4 min read
Google fired us for organizing. Now we're fighting back. [THREAD] medium.com/@GoogleWalkout…
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
Jun 7, 2019 • 18 tweets • 3 min read
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).
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Nov 8, 2018 • 15 tweets • 3 min read
#GoogleWalkout update: Collective action works, but we need to keep working. True equity depends on it. bit.ly/googlewalkoutu…
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.
