that sell soap and toothbrushes. is that a bad thing too? donating $100,000 to the american red cross. writing employees that it believes in diversity of thought. more broadly, the incident raises new ethical and legal questions. labor laws are very specific what it calls employees protected activity, some question whether a welfare type walkout would meet the criteria of protected activity. when employees have joined together collectively to push for change, it s been through change in working conditions, increased wages, shorter working hours and the like. employees are casting a broader net, taking a broader perspective and trying to effect political change. in 2018, google employees essentially petitioned google to end s contract for the defense department, microsoft and salesforce workers tried but failed to get the companies to stop contracting with federal immigration agencies. met rivets, founder of the group