Google employees staged a protest over Trump's immigration ban - The Verge
Walking off the job in eight offices worldwide More than 2,000 Google employees in offices around the world staged a walkout on Monday afternoon in protest of President Donald Trump's executive order banning immigration in seven Muslim-majority countries. Using the hashtag # GooglersUnite , employees tweeted photos and videos of walkout actions around the world, including at headquarters in Mountain View. The protest came after employees donated more than $2 million to a crisis fund that will be distributed among nonprofit groups working to support refugees. Google match employees' donation with $2 million. "This was in direct response to the immigration action," Enzam Hossain, an employee on the Mountain View campus, told The Verge. "We wanted to be a part of it, and support our colleagues who are facing it." Googlers Enzam Hossain, left, and Bickey Russell (Lauren Goode / The Verge) Both Google co-founder Sergey Brin and CEO Sundar Pichai spoke to employees at Mountain View.Read full article from Google employees staged a protest over Trump's immigration ban - The Verge
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