Memo: Google tells staff they can discuss the US DOJ's antitrust case, rescinding an earlier command, as part of a settlement with the Alphabet Workers Union
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The US NLRB claims Google is a “joint employer” of ~50 Accenture Flex workers who joined the Alphabet Workers Union in 2023 and must bargain with their union
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A group of ~120 Google contract workers employed via Accenture seek to unionize with the Alphabet Workers Union, saying that Alphabet is their “joint employer”
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YouTube Music contractors from Cognizant vote to unionize with the Alphabet Workers Union; Alphabet is appealing a ruling that Google is their joint employer
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Alphabet plans to cut ~12,000 jobs, 6%+ of its global workforce; CEO Sundar Pichai says he takes “full responsibility for the decisions that led us here”
read the memo CEO Sundar Pichai sent to staff Mary Yang / NPR : Google is cutting 12,000 jobs, adding to a series of Big Tech layoffs in January BBC : Google parent Alphabet to cut 12,000 jobs Abner L...
NLRB complaints: the Alphabet Workers Union says some contract workers were fired for supporting a union or faced retaliation after pushing for better benefits
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A unit of 12 Google Fiber workers in Kansas City, Missouri, becomes the first NLRB-recognized bargaining unit of the Alphabet Workers Union, a branch of the CWA
Eris Derickson, member of 1st AWU-CWA bargaining unit. https://www.vice.com/... @motherboard : NEW: Google Fiber workers in Kansas City, Missouri have voted overwhelmingly to unionize, after a months-...
Google promises not to silence workers discussing pay, as part of a settlement with a new union that represents hundreds of employees and contract workers
SECTION 7 OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO … Zoe Schiffer / The Verge : Google union wins dispute over discussing pay BeauHD / Slashdot : Google Promises Not to Muzzle Staff ...
In a NLRB filing, the Alphabet Workers Union accuses Google vendor Adecco of violating US labor law by forbidding contract workers from discussing their pay
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Alphabet Workers Union members in the US say they were blindsided by the announcement of an international alliance and are considering disaffiliation from CWA
Zoe Schiffer / The Verge : Tweets: @reckless and @zoeschiffer Tweets: Nilay Patel / @reckless : Big scoop from @ZoeSchiffer: some members of the Alphabet Workers Union are considering leaving the l...