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Meta Cutting 8,000 Jobs May 20 Despite Record $56.3B Revenue — Employees Protest AI Surveillance, UK Union Drive Launched
Meta will lay off approximately 8,000 employees (10% of workforce) on May 20 while canceling 6,000 open roles, even as Q1 2026 revenue hit $56.31B with $26.8B net income. Simultaneously, employees at multiple US offices are staging protests against mouse-tracking surveillance software, posting anonymous flyers urging colleagues to sign petitions. A formal union drive has launched in the UK with UTAW/CWU. Teams are being reorganized into AI-focused 'pods' with new role categories: 'AI builder,' 'AI pod lead,' and 'AI org lead.'
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