Google Workers Rally at HQ: 4,500 Employees Petition CEO Sundar Pichai for Job Security

The petition, handed to CEO Sundar Pichai's office on Tuesday, calls for guaranteed severance packages and a ban on involuntary layoffs without 60 days' notice. Organizers said the signatures were collected from Google employees across multiple departments, including engineering, sales, and cloud operations.

The rally drew several hundred workers to the Mountain View campus, where union representatives spoke about recent job cuts and the anxiety they have created. Alphabet cut about 12,000 roles in January 2023, and additional reductions have occurred in some divisions this year.

Union leaders said the petition is a direct response to what they describe as a pattern of abrupt workforce reductions that have hit contract workers and full-time employees alike. They are asking management to commit to a no-layoff policy for at least the next 12 months, with any exceptions subject to union review.

A Google spokesperson said the company values employee feedback and will review the petition, but did not commit to any specific policy changes. The union has said it will escalate the campaign if management does not respond by the end of the month, including potential work stoppages at other Alphabet offices.