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

The petition, handed over at the Mountain View campus, calls for guaranteed severance packages and a halt to involuntary layoffs. Organizers say the demands reflect growing anxiety among employees after recent workforce reductions.

Union representatives met with company officials to present the signatures, which were collected from Google workers across multiple departments. The rally drew a crowd of current and former employees, some holding signs that read 'Protect Our Jobs' and 'No More Surprise Layoffs.'

The Alphabet Workers Union, which represents a small fraction of the company's global workforce, has been vocal about job security since Google cut thousands of positions earlier this year. The petition asks management to commit to a no-layoff policy for the remainder of 2024 and to provide at least six months of severance for any future cuts.

Google has not yet issued a formal response to the petition. A company spokesperson previously stated that layoff decisions are made to ensure long-term health and that affected employees receive support, but union leaders argue that more concrete guarantees are needed.

The rally comes amid broader tech industry job cuts, with workers increasingly organizing to push back against cost-cutting measures. Whether Google will engage with the union's demands remains to be seen, but the petition has put the issue squarely on the table.