Google workers union to host rally in protest of 12,000-employee layoff
Alphabet Workers Union shared plans to host a protest later this week over Google's recent layoffs which recently left 12,000 employees without work.
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Alphabet Workers Union shared plans to host a protest later this week over Google's recent layoffs which recently left 12,000 employees without work.
Spotify is the latest to engage in a mass layoff, reducing its workforce by 6 percent, or about 600 employees.
CEO Sundar Pichai sent out an email to Google employees this week sharing details of the layoffs and the reason for them.
While only making up one percent of the company's workforce, it still marks one of the largest publicly announced layoffs in Riot Games history.
Microsoft has cut 10,000 jobs, including some at Xbox studios.
According to recent reports, Microsoft is expected to cut around 5 percent of its workforce, which could mean upwards of 10,000 layoffs.
Cryptocurrency titan Crypto.com has attributed a recent round of layoffs to the FTX collapse.
100 Thieves has laid off approximately 30 employees.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy released a statement of the expected job cuts in response to a employee leak of the company's early 2023 layoff plans.
HP aims to "reduce gross global headcount" by as many as 6,000 employees by the end of fiscal 2025.