Google employee activism on diversity, Pentagon contract is shaking up Internet giant

James Damore, the Google engineer who penned an anti-diversity manifesto that has shaken Silicon Valley, is seeking'legal remedies' after his firing. SAN FRANCISCO -- At Wednesday's shareholder meeting, a Google employee will step up to the microphone to argue that executive compensation should be tied to diversity goals. The push for a shareholder proposal opposed by parent company Alphabet marks a sharp escalation in the increasingly public disagreements between the Internet giant and some of its 80,000-plus staff. An employee revolt last week forced Google to back off a controversial and potentially lucrative military drone project. This week employees are finding their voices again by joining shareholder groups to pressure Google to increase the racial, ethnic and gender diversity of its workforce.