Alphabet Workers Union

[phranque]

Across half a dozen Google offices in the U.S. and Canada, 226 workers signed cards to form the Alphabet Workers Union, the group said on Monday. They are supported by the Communications Workers of America, which represents workers in telecommunications and media.

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Google, which is owned by Alphabet, has faced employee outcry over issues including sexual harassment, its work with the Pentagon and the company's treatment of its massive contract workforce.

source: [npr.org...]

it will be interesting to see if the change will start from within or from above [webmasterworld.com]

[tangor]

As this is intended to be a "minority union" the activism will be generally directed to "what can we change for these specific grievances" and, at the same time, set precedent for UNIONS to exist in g in any fashion. That they are backed by the CWA puts a larger glove on the hand at work.

Time will tell what g's response will be to the AWU ...

[JorgeV]

Will be fun.