Protesters carry signs while demonstrating outside the Alphabet Inc. annual shareholders meeting in Sunnyvale, California, U.S., on Wednesday, June 19, 2019. Google workers, shareholders and activists used the annual meeting to protest a range of issues, including contractor rights and the tech giant's business in China. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
More than a dozen shareholder proposals failed as expected at Google’s annual meeting June 19, but they raised important questions about the massive company, which has had its share of scandals and controversy over the past year or so.
From ethical questions raised by Google products and contracts to the company’s handling of sexual harassment and treatment of contract workers, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, chairman John Hennessy and other executives got an earful from disgruntled investors, advocacy groups and employees at the meeting in Sunnyvale while protesters marched outside.
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