[tomnipotent]

Are you seriously trying to turn this into some PR conspiracy?

> But even assuming your explanation is correct, it is incomplete. Why now?

The offender was brought back on with no long term consequences for his behavior, and now 100+ people have found the courage to coordinate and walkout to express their disdain towards senior management that thought this was ok (to put a toxic individual back in with people that are uncomfortable around him). Do you think this shit gets organized in a few hours around the water cooler or at a single happy hour?

The group walking out clearly articulated their reasons, that's on you if you can't bother to read up on it.

> Do employees feel secure enough

There's the National Labor Relations Act, plus California protects against retaliation when speaking out against working conditions.