Google's UK Employees Stage Walkout Over Its Downsizing Policy

Hundreds of Alphabet Inc GOOG GOOGL Google employees staged a walkout at the company's London offices on Tuesday following a dispute over layoffs.
Trade union Unite, which counts hundreds of Google's U.K. employees among its members, said the company had ignored concerns put forward by employees, Reuters reports.
In January, Alphabet shared plans to fire 12,000 employees worldwide, equivalent to 6% of its global workforce.
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Google employees and Unite threatened not to back down until Google allows workers full union representation, engages appropriately with the consultation process, and treats its staff with the respect and dignity they deserve.
Google's senior management engaged in redundancy talks in many parts of Europe, in line with local employment laws.
In March, workers at the company's Zurich office in Switzerland staged a similar walkout, claiming Google had rejected their proposals to reduce job cuts.
"As we said on January 20, we've made the difficult decision to reduce our workforce by approximately 12,000 roles globally. We know this is a very challenging time for our employees," a Google spokesperson said.
Google employs more than 5,000 people in the U.K.
Price Action: GOOG shares traded higher by 0.19% at $105.11 on the last check Tuesday.
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