"Even before federal officers killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti on video in Minneapolis on Saturday, current and former tech workers were circulating a petition protesting ICE and demanding that tech CEOs use their clout against the agency. As of Monday morning, more than 400 had signed the petition, including workers from the likes of Google, Meta, OpenAI, Intel, Salesforce, Adobe and Amazon."
"The petition asks CEOs to cancel any contracts with ICE, speak out against the agency's violence and demand that the Trump administration pull officers from cities. Drafted by AnnE Diemer, a consultant and former Stripe employee in San Francisco, the petition also points to Trump's calling off a "surge" of officers to San Francisco in October after speaking with Mayor Daniel Lurie, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff."
Several Bay Area tech CEOs cultivated relationships with the Trump administration during its first year in office. Violence by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Minneapolis, including the on-video killing of 37-year-old Alex Pretti, has triggered worker backlash inside the tech industry. More than 400 current and former tech workers from companies including Google, Meta, OpenAI, Intel, Salesforce, Adobe and Amazon signed a petition demanding CEOs cancel ICE contracts, speak against agency violence, and press the administration to withdraw officers from cities. The petition, drafted by AnnE Diemer, cites Trump's decision to call off a planned "surge" to San Francisco after discussions with Mayor Daniel Lurie and several CEOs. Workers say the tech industry can leverage influence to end the violence.
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