Google workers are signing a petition by the Alphabet Workers Union pushing for job security against layoffs, as the specter of job cuts rears its yearly head.

In recent years, January has been a period of layoffs for Google. Apparently, the company carries out its annual performance reviews during that period. Fearing an upcoming round of layoffs, a union of Google workers has sent a signed petition asking for better conditions.

Google employees have begun circulating an internal petition titled “job security” ahead of expected cost cuts this year. TakeAway Points: Google employees have begun a petition for “job security” as they expect more layoffs by the company.

Learn more about the petition from Google employees that hopes to stopped the onslaught of layoffs that have plagued the workforce.

Google employees have begun a petition for “job security” after CFO Anat Ashkenazi in October said the company could “push a little further” with cost cuts.

In the said petition, the employees have argued that Google is financially stable, so the layoffs don't make sense.