Google employees unionize
Mar 5, 2024 4:29:18 GMT
Post by account_disabled on Mar 5, 2024 4:29:18 GMT
When we refer to unionization, we are talking about the right that workers in the private sector and state companies have to establish, without prior authorization, the union organizations (fundamental subjects and defenders of labor rights) that they deem appropriate, with the only condition of being subject to the Law and its statutes.
And this is what a group of 200 Google and Alphabet workers have carried out who had announced the formation of the Alphabet workers union. According to information from TechCrunch , with the help of the Communication Workers Union of America Campaign to Organize Digital Employees (CODE-CWA), the union would be open to both employees and contractors.
What is the formation of the Alphabet union?
To date, approximately 227 workers have signed Chile Mobile Number List to support the union, and have committed to setting aside 1% of annual compensation for union dues.
Those fees will be used to help compensate people for lost wages in the event of a strike. Most of the workers who have signed are located in offices in the San Francisco Bay area and one in Cambridge.
However, the Alphabet Workers Union is unusual. The current union consists of just 227 workers out of Alphabet's 132,121 people.
For the Alphabet union, the intention is not necessarily to be able to negotiate with the companies that own Alphabet, but to be able to work collectively toward common goals.
Dylan Baker, software engineer at Google, said in a statement:
This is historic: the first union in a large technology company by and for all workers in the sector.
We'll elect representatives, make democratic decisions, pay dues, and hire qualified organizers to make sure everyone at Google knows they can work with us if they want their company to reflect their values.
The arrival of the union
This union comes after the creation of unions at tech companies Kickstarter and Glitch early last year. Additionally, HCL Technologies workers who contract with Google in Pittsburgh and the tech company's cafeteria workers in the Bay Area formed unions last year.
CODE-CWA union organizer Wes McEnany previously explained why we are seeing more tech companies organizing, here is his words:
You have the new generation of workers and the industry, especially technology and games, which has been growing exponentially with young people.
Some of them make a lot of money and work for companies that do really bad things. I think they are in a social position where it seems to them that enough is enough.
Wes McEnany, CODE-CWA union organizer.
Google has been at the center of many labor issues in recent years. Between the Google walkout, retaliation against walkout organizers, and the recent departure of Dr. Timnit Gebru, it should come as no surprise that people at the company decided to make their organizing efforts more official.
The voice of the workers
In a press release, the workers also pointed out that more than half of the people who work at Alphabet companies are workers who work under external contracts and not on payroll and therefore, they lack many benefits.
Workers oppose large payouts to executives accused of harassment, as well as some of the company's government contracts, such as those related to military drone strikes.
Meanwhile, last month, the National Labor Relations Board filed a complaint against Google alleging that the company violated parts of the National Labor Relations Act by surveilling employees and generally interfered, restrained and coerced employees in exercising your rights guaranteed by Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act.
According to the complaint, the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) also alleges that Google discouraged ' its employees from forming, joining, assisting a union, or engaging in other protected and concerted activities .'
Those are just some of the reasons why workers unionized. However, they currently do not have the legal right to collectively negotiate workplace conditions.
Alphabet recognition
In a traditional process, the next step would be to seek recognition from Alphabet, which can be difficult. When workers requested voluntary recognition of Kickstarter in 2019, company management refused to do so, even though workers had majority support.
Instead, Kickstarter leadership forced workers to have a formal election with the National Labor Relations Board. It all worked out for the Kickstarter workers in the end but it took about 10 months from going public with their efforts to be recognized as the Kickstarter Syndicate.
We have always worked hard to create a workplace that supports and rewards our workforce. Of course our employees have protected the labor rights that we support. But as we always have, we will continue to engage directly with all of our employees.
Kara Silverstein, director of People Operations at Google.
Once official, the Alphabet Workers Union will be part of CWA Local 1400.
This union builds on years of courageous organizing by Google workers.
From fighting against the 'real names' policy, to opposing Project Maven, to protesting against the outrageous multi-million dollar payments made to executives who have committed sexual harassment, we have seen firsthand that Alphabet responds when we act. collectively.
And this is what a group of 200 Google and Alphabet workers have carried out who had announced the formation of the Alphabet workers union. According to information from TechCrunch , with the help of the Communication Workers Union of America Campaign to Organize Digital Employees (CODE-CWA), the union would be open to both employees and contractors.
What is the formation of the Alphabet union?
To date, approximately 227 workers have signed Chile Mobile Number List to support the union, and have committed to setting aside 1% of annual compensation for union dues.
Those fees will be used to help compensate people for lost wages in the event of a strike. Most of the workers who have signed are located in offices in the San Francisco Bay area and one in Cambridge.
However, the Alphabet Workers Union is unusual. The current union consists of just 227 workers out of Alphabet's 132,121 people.
For the Alphabet union, the intention is not necessarily to be able to negotiate with the companies that own Alphabet, but to be able to work collectively toward common goals.
Dylan Baker, software engineer at Google, said in a statement:
This is historic: the first union in a large technology company by and for all workers in the sector.
We'll elect representatives, make democratic decisions, pay dues, and hire qualified organizers to make sure everyone at Google knows they can work with us if they want their company to reflect their values.
The arrival of the union
This union comes after the creation of unions at tech companies Kickstarter and Glitch early last year. Additionally, HCL Technologies workers who contract with Google in Pittsburgh and the tech company's cafeteria workers in the Bay Area formed unions last year.
CODE-CWA union organizer Wes McEnany previously explained why we are seeing more tech companies organizing, here is his words:
You have the new generation of workers and the industry, especially technology and games, which has been growing exponentially with young people.
Some of them make a lot of money and work for companies that do really bad things. I think they are in a social position where it seems to them that enough is enough.
Wes McEnany, CODE-CWA union organizer.
Google has been at the center of many labor issues in recent years. Between the Google walkout, retaliation against walkout organizers, and the recent departure of Dr. Timnit Gebru, it should come as no surprise that people at the company decided to make their organizing efforts more official.
The voice of the workers
In a press release, the workers also pointed out that more than half of the people who work at Alphabet companies are workers who work under external contracts and not on payroll and therefore, they lack many benefits.
Workers oppose large payouts to executives accused of harassment, as well as some of the company's government contracts, such as those related to military drone strikes.
Meanwhile, last month, the National Labor Relations Board filed a complaint against Google alleging that the company violated parts of the National Labor Relations Act by surveilling employees and generally interfered, restrained and coerced employees in exercising your rights guaranteed by Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act.
According to the complaint, the NLRB (National Labor Relations Board) also alleges that Google discouraged ' its employees from forming, joining, assisting a union, or engaging in other protected and concerted activities .'
Those are just some of the reasons why workers unionized. However, they currently do not have the legal right to collectively negotiate workplace conditions.
Alphabet recognition
In a traditional process, the next step would be to seek recognition from Alphabet, which can be difficult. When workers requested voluntary recognition of Kickstarter in 2019, company management refused to do so, even though workers had majority support.
Instead, Kickstarter leadership forced workers to have a formal election with the National Labor Relations Board. It all worked out for the Kickstarter workers in the end but it took about 10 months from going public with their efforts to be recognized as the Kickstarter Syndicate.
We have always worked hard to create a workplace that supports and rewards our workforce. Of course our employees have protected the labor rights that we support. But as we always have, we will continue to engage directly with all of our employees.
Kara Silverstein, director of People Operations at Google.
Once official, the Alphabet Workers Union will be part of CWA Local 1400.
This union builds on years of courageous organizing by Google workers.
From fighting against the 'real names' policy, to opposing Project Maven, to protesting against the outrageous multi-million dollar payments made to executives who have committed sexual harassment, we have seen firsthand that Alphabet responds when we act. collectively.