Alphabet's Annual Meeting Draws Protests on Multitude of Issues
- Workers, activists focus on affordable housing, diversity
- Absence of co-founders irks shareholders and employees
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Google workers, shareholders and activists used the annual meeting of parent Alphabet Inc. to protest a range of issues, including contractor rights, the tech giant’s business in China and the absenteeism of Alphabet Chief Executive Officer Larry Page.
Shareholders filed proposals asking Alphabet management to scrap non-compete agreements, claw back compensation from executives who were found to have harassed employees and put an employee representative on its board.