Hundreds of Google employees staged a walkout on Wednesday at the company's office in Zurich, Switzerland, after more than 200 workers were laid off.
The decision came amid a wave of job cuts across corporate America, particularly in tech, where companies have shedWorkers at Google's Zurich office, home to around 5,000 employees, had staged a walkout last month, protesting against then impending layoffs.
A representative for IT workers' union Syndicom, which a number of employees belong to, said more than 2,000 staff members had offered to reduce their wages and working hours in an attempt to prevent job cuts. Google apparently rejected this proposal. "Our members at Google Zurich and all employees joining the walkout are showing solidarity with those laid off," a Syndicom spokesperson said.
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