Topic: labor

Google Workers Petition for Layoff Protections as AI Spending and Cuts Both Rise

• More than 4,500 Google employees have signed a petition to chief executive Sundar Pichai demanding job-security protections, such as guaranteed severance and voluntary buyouts before any forced layoffs.
• It lands at a pointed moment: Alphabet is pouring well over $100 billion into AI while still trimming staff, even as profits climb.