{"id":31231,"date":"2021-01-04T16:50:55","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T21:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=31231"},"modified":"2021-01-04T19:38:57","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T00:38:57","slug":"google-workers-announce-plans-to-unionize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/04\/google-workers-announce-plans-to-unionize\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Workers Announce Plans to Unionize"},"content":{"rendered":"

Zoe Schiffer<\/a> (Hacker News<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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A group of Google workers have announced plans<\/a> to unionize with the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The Alphabet Workers Union<\/a> will be open to all employees and contractors at Google’s parent company. Its goal will be to tackle ongoing issues like pay disparity, retaliation, and controversial government contracts.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

Arranged as a members-only union<\/a>, the new organization won’t seek collective bargaining rights to negotiate a new contract with the company. Instead, the Alphabet Workers Union will only represent employees who voluntarily join, as reported by the New York Times<\/em><\/a>. That structure will also allow it to represent all employees who seek to participate — including temps, vendors, and contractors (known internally as TVCs) who would be excluded by labor law from conventional collective bargaining.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n