One year ago on November 1, tens of thousands of Google workers spilled out of their offices around the world, protesting sexual harassment, misconduct and a lack of transparency at one of the most powerful tech companies in the world.
In New York City, hundreds of workers gathered in a park near Google HQ, holding signs like “Women’s rights are human rights” and chanting “time is up.” Organizers took turns using a megaphone to address the crowd, reading anonymous stories from colleagues who said they’d been treated unfairly by the company.
It was certainly not the first worker uprising at a tech company — nor was it the last, but the sheer numbers of Googlers who participated that day were staggering, galvanizing a broader movement of worker activism.
