Salesforce performed one of the most important movements in the technology industry in light of a very restrictive Texas abortion law on Friday. In a message to Slack employees, the company said it would help them and their close families move if they are concerned about access to reproductive care in their state.
Although the message, that was obtained by CNBC, did not seem to distinguish Texas, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff continued later Twitter say explicitly that the company would help employees move from the state. However, CNBC reported that Salesforce did not take a position on the law in its Slack message, stressing that it respected different points of view, but also expressed solidarity with women.
“These are incredibly personal issues that directly affect many of us, especially women,” Salesforce said. “The company did not take any position on the law. “We recognize and respect that we all have deep and different perspectives. As a company, we stand by all of our women in Salesforce and everywhere. ”
Salesforce has offices in Dallas, according to its report corporate website. A CNBC analysis of LinkedIn profiles found that about 2,000 people work for the company in Dallas.
Technology companies have been under scrutiny in recent weeks for their silence on Texas abortion law. The law bans abortions after six weeks, at which time most women don’t even realize they’re pregnant and allow people to do so. sue anyone who helps women have abortions after the authorized period.
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A small number of tech companies have spoken out or taken action, while others have revealed their views by Texas politicians.
Uber and Lyft announced they would cover all legal fees of drivers sued for having led women to have an abortion. Bumble said a relief fund was being set up to fund it support organizations reproductive rights of women in the state. Meanwhile, Shar Dubey, CEO of Match Group, owner of Tinder and Hinge, said it was personally creating a fund this would help Match employees in Texas abort elsewhere.
GoDaddy, meanwhile, has booted a site from their servers that aims to help Texas anonymously attack people who have abortions after six weeks or anyone who attends them.
Then you have it Elon Musk, which runs Tesla and SpaceX. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in an interview that Musk liked state social policies, which the CEO did not confirm or deny.
“Overall, I think the government should rarely impose its will on the people, and in doing so, it should aspire to maximize their cumulative happiness,” Musk tweeted. “That said, I’d rather stay out of politics.”