Home » Industrial relations » National industrial relations » United States: Google gets a trade union United States: Google gets a trade union Two software engineers working at the Alphabet group, Google's parent company, have just triggered a ‘mini-bomb’ in the form of their newly created Alphabet Workers Union (AWU) that is affiliated with the CWA, Communication Workers of America, which traditionally represents telecommunications and media personnel in North America. Rather than assuming a negotiating role (AWU is a minority trade union) the AWU body instead intends to draw attention to certain discriminatory practices for which the Google is being criticized. Through . Published on 05 January 2021 à 12h15 - Update on 05 January 2021 à 11h52 Resources Software ‘geeks’ Parul Koul and Chewy Shaw, newly president and vice-president respectively of the AWU, have seen the union’s ranks swell by more than 200 Google employees who have also decided to become members. An initiative like this seldom occurs in Silicon Valley, since young high-tech-giant employees are very well paid, rarely consider labour-body organizing, and prefer to discuss working conditions directly with their managers.… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels
