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Google fires 28 workers for protesting $1.2 billion Israel contract (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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"Google issued a stern warning to its employees, with the company’s vice president of global security, Chris Rackow, saying, “If you’re one of the few who are tempted to think we’re going to overlook conduct that violates our policies, think again,” according to an internal memo obtained by CNBC."

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Would a union be able to do this? I feel like a union doing this would be just as bad but Google might hesitate to fire them due to union backlash.