Google workers form new labour union, a tech industry rarity

  • 📰 CTVNews
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 17 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 10%
  • Publisher: 99%

United States News News

United States United States Latest News,United States United States Headlines

A group of Google engineers announced Monday they have formed a union, creating a rare foothold for the labour movement in the tech industry.

About 225 employees at Google and its parent company Alphabet are the first dues-paying members of the Alphabet Workers Union. They represent a fraction of Alphabet's workforce, far short of the threshold needed to get formal recognition as a collective bargaining group in the U.S.

"One of the reasons why it's taken a while for workers to get to this point is because the leaders of these companies did a good job of convincing workers they were these benevolent folks who were going to provide for them, kind of a paternalistic model," said Beth Allen, communications director at the CWA.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

🤑in what Jurisdiction Google just redirects workflow to low cost Labour region and lets Union plant die of dead contracts Corporations Boards are the ultimate anti_Empathy feedback loop Mankind needs a Public Licensing body to hold Global entities accountable to Democracy

Like they need a union. Poor poor employees

Being at the woke forefront, Google should welcome this. Facebook workers would also benefit from organizing similarly.

🌹🌹🌹

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 1. in US

United States United States Latest News, United States United States Headlines