{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The biggest labor story in the US right now is happening at Microsoft","description":"Current and former tech workers with the No Azure for Apartheid coalition continue to disrupt business as usual at Microsoft\u2019s global headquarters in solidarity with Palestinians facing a genocide, and in protest of Microsoft\u2019s contracts with the Israeli military to provide tech that Israel uses to surveil, kill, and retroactively justify the killing of Palestinians. In this episode of&amp;nbsp;Working People, which is a critical follow-up to our last episode, we speak with a panel of five tech workers and No Azure for Apartheid coalition members who have all been fired by Microsoft in the past year in response to their protest actions: Anna Hattle, Joe Lopez, Hossam Nasr, Nisreen Jaradat, and Riki. Even after losing their jobs, however, these workers have vowed not to stop organizing and protesting until Microsoft meets their demands to \u201cfully and perpetually divests from Israel's economy of occupation, apartheid, and genocide.\u201d &amp;nbsp; Additional links\/info:  No Azure for Apartheid&amp;nbsp;Instagram&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Linktree Maximillian Alvarez,&amp;nbsp;Working People&amp;nbsp;\/ The Real News Network, \u201c\u2018Microsoft is an active partner in the genocide!\u2019: Inside the tech worker revolt for Palestine\u201d Maximillian Alvarez, The Real News Network, \u201cCops violently dismantle Palestine encampment at Microsoft HQ, arrest protestors\u201d Tom Warren,&amp;nbsp;The Verge, \u201cMicrosoft locks down a building after protesters get inside president\u2019s office\u201d  Microsoft:&amp;nbsp;Brad Smith press conference on Aug. 26, 2025 Harry Davies &amp;amp; Yuval Abraham, The Guardian, \u201c\u2018A million calls an hour\u2019: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians\u201d  Featured Music:  Jules Taylor, \u201cWorking People\u201d Theme Song  Credits:  Audio Post-Production: Jules Taylor  ","author_name":"Working People","author_url":"http:\/\/workingpeople.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38182750\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/192929880"}