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Organizers of worldwide Google walkout lay out list of demands
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The organizers of the worldwide Google walkout have
released a list of their demands for the tech giant. -
The walkout is in response to Google’s handling of
sexual misconduct claims, particularly the case involving
Android creator Andy Rubin and the reported $90 million exit
package Google paid him after he left the company following a
sexual misconduct investigation. -
Employees at more than 60% of worldwide Google offices
will be participating in the walkout, the organizers
said.
The organizers of the worldwide Google walkout have now made
their demands clear.
In response to Google’s handling of sexual misconduct claims,
employees at more than 60% of worldwide Google offices are
participating in a protest walkout on November 1. The
walkouts were partially prompted by the recent
New York Times article that revealed that Google paid Andy
Rubin, the “father of Android,” a $90 million exit package after
internal sexual misconduct claims were filed against him.
The walkout organizers wrote an
article in The Cut, in which they provided their real names
and their demands for Google following the walkout. The
organizers credited with writing the piece are Claire
Stapleton, Tanuja Gupta, Meredith Whittaker, Celie
O’Neil-Hart, Stephanie Parker, Erica
Anderson, and Amr Gaber.
Read more:
Google
staff across the world are abandoning their desks in protest of
sexual misconduct
Here is an abbreviated version of the organizers’ list of
demands:
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“An end to Forced Arbitration
in
cases of harassment and discrimination for all current and
future employees” -
“A commitment to end pay and opportunity
inequity” -
“A publicly disclosed sexual harassment
transparency report”
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“A clear, uniform, globally inclusive process for
reporting sexual misconduct” -
“Promote the Chief Diversity Officer to answer
directly to the CEO […] In addition, appoint an Employee
Representative to the Board”
Click here to read the walkout organizers’ full piece on The
Cut, which goes into greater depth on each of the listed
demands.
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