The petition was delivered to Pichai's office at Google's headquarters in California by members of the Alphabet Workers Union. A staff member accepted it and said it would be passed on to the CEO.
The petition was addressed to Pichai and three senior executives, with demands that include guaranteed severance, voluntary exit packages before layoffs, removal of performance quotas, and extended paid leave options for affected employees.
The petition was delivered after nearly 100 employees gathered outside Google's campus in support of the campaign, wearing black T-shirts and carrying a banner featuring the names of petition signatories. The union described the protest as the largest employee-led initiative on job security in Google's history.
The employees are not asking for a commitment that there will be no future layoffs, but rather a more predictable and fair process to know in advance what will happen if their name is placed on a redundancy list.
The concern is said to be driven by Google's increased spending and investment in AI and ongoing job cuts across teams. Workers say the cuts have shredded any lingering belief that a job at Google is secure, even as the company posts large profits and doubles down on artificial intelligence.
The union previously secured voluntary exit packages covering more than 70,000 employees but says concerns around job security remain unresolved.
Google did not respond to the petition. Tech layoffs have created much anxiety among workers amid ongoing AI-driven restructuring across the industry. For professionals in the sector, the push highlights how even employees at the world's most prominent tech firms are seeking basic assurances about what happens when cuts arrive.
