225 Google engineers form union

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  • Carlin
    Senior Member
    • Dec 2011
    • 3332

    225 Google engineers form union

    225 Google engineers form union:
    A group of 225 Google engineers announced Monday they have formed a union, creating a rare foothold for the labour movement in the tech industry.


    A group of Google engineers and other workers 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.

    But the new union, which will be affiliated with the larger Communication Workers of America, says it will serve as a "structure that ensures Google workers can actively push for real changes at the company."

    Its members say they want more of a voice not just on wages, benefits and protections against discrimination and harassment but also broader ethical questions about how Google pursues its business ventures.

    Google didn't immediately return an emailed request for comment Monday.
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