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Google fires 28 staff after sit-in protest against Israeli cloud deal ends in arrests

AWU-CWA responds to workers being fired for participating in protest.

Mar 9, 2024

Inside YouTube Music’s meltdown: Former workers say they trained their replacements while staffing firm denies a mass layoff and Google backs away

SF Gate

Mar 6, 2024

Second group of contracted Google workers laid off after forming union

Google's decision not to bargain with the workers broke U.S. labor law, NLRB said

The Guardian

Jan 23, 2024

Precarious conditions of AI ‘ghost workers’ revealed by Google termination of Appen contract, union says

Alphabet Workers Union-CWA says contract’s end will have ‘devastating impact’ on subcontractors who do the grunt work involved in training AI

Bloomberg

Jan 4, 2024

Alphabet Illegally Refused to Negotiate With YouTube Contract Staff, Labor Board Rules

NLRB rules Alphabet broke the law when it refused to bargain with Youtube Music union

Bloomberg

Nov 7, 2023

Google Content Writers at Accenture Vote to Join Union

Google Help workers win their NLRB election.

The New York Post

Oct 19, 2023

Google lays off dozens in its news division in latest round of cuts: report

Layoffs continue at Google—our livelihoods are not safe until we're organized.

VICE

Sep 20, 2023

Google Flat-Out Refuses to Bargain With Workers, Prompting YouTube Music Strike

Google is ignoring the NLRB and breaking US labor law by refusing to bargain with our YouTube Music members.

The Guardian

Sep 13, 2023

Top tech leaders and experts convene in Washington for forum on AI safety

The AFLCIO featured the experiences of Google AI workers & Alphabet Workers Union-CWA members in President Shuler's testimony at the AI Insight Forum.