"Medium's CEO, Tony Stubblebine, said in a series of messages in the company's general Slack channel that he had "started the week in my own head and heart" over the situation in Minneapolis. Protests have broken out in the state after the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti."
""But also it gives me hope to see people across the country stand up and push back," he said in the messages, which he cross-posted on Threads on Thursday. He added that he wanted to support his employees' participation in the Friday strike."
"Stubblebine did not mandate his staff to attend the strike or take time off from work, saying they were free to take as much time off on Friday as they wished. Medium is a publishing company based in San Francisco."
""Sometimes it feels awkward to navigate being both on-mission and on-money," he wrote, but added, "our business thrives when the country thrives.""
Medium informed employees they could take Friday off to participate in a nationwide immigration strike responding to recent fatal shootings in Minneapolis. CEO Tony Stubblebine posted on the company Slack that he had "started the week in my own head and heart" over the situation and said seeing people stand up gives him hope. Stubblebine did not require attendance and allowed staff to take as much time off as they wished. Medium plans to publish strike-related newsletter content, including a "Survival Guide To Police Encounters During Protests in Staff Picks." Activists and celebrities called for a blackout day on January 30.
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