Google terminated more employees who protested in company offices nationwide over a contract with the Israeli government.
Google fired over 20 additional employees after sit-in protests last week at offices in Sunnyvale, Seattle, and New York.
The firings come after Google already terminated 28 employees who were part of the protests.
The group that led the demonstrations called “No Tech for Apartheid” said the Google employees were protesting the company’s $1.2 billion contract called NIMBUS, saying the technology is being used to “help the Israeli military target and kill civilians in Gaza.”
The latest batch of firings brings the total to over 50. The now-former employees accused the company of squashing dissent and said the terminations were retaliatory and that some employees who were fired did not participate in the protests.
“Google is throwing a tantrum because the company’s executives are embarrassed about the strength workers showed at last Tuesday’s historic sit-ins, as well as their botched response to it. Now, the corporation …