Engadget Logo Engajet Japanese version "We haven't forgotten about DON'T BE EVIL" A Google employee from 10 countries around the world has established a labor union.
In early January, 226 Google (Alphabet) employees in North America have organized the union "Alphabet Workers Union (AWU)" with the support of the US News Trade Union (CWA), but AWU in a few weeks later.Is expanded to more than 700 people.On the other hand, Google employees, which are more than 10 countries, including the United States, Germany, and Switzerland, have formed a union union called Alpha Global, which consists of 13 unions.
Alpha Global has partnered with Union Network International Global Union, a union union that represents more than 20 million workers worldwide, and in a joint statement, "(Google) has many workers to change the world and become more democratic.It should have been a place, but now Alphabet is now strengthening the monopoly by suppressing speech and cracking down on the organizational of workers. "It's been a long time without the slogan, but we don't forget it, we will unite and have Alphabet take responsibility. "
To that end, "Fight for the rights of employees, build a common strategy to support each other's demands and collective goals, and support all technical workers' movement to other unions.Call me. "
AWU's leader Parul Koul says, "We know that organizing for justice in global companies such as Alphabet is not limited to borders, so it is extremely united with workers in other countries.It is important. Our society and companies are more influential than ever before, so it is more important to regain our power through unions. "。
AWU is composed of North American employees, gaining power to the company by solidarity.This allows AWU to add Google employees and contractors to their friends.However, AWU has not yet been approved by the US Labor Committee, and has not yet been forced to take Google management into negotiations.Alpha Global is also united with employees in each country and has an increase in influence, but there is no right to use some legal agreements by putting managers on the negotiating table.
REUTERS reports that U.S. laws have no obligation to respond to the union's demand unless the majority of employees join the union.AWU and ALPHA Global may in the future to support the workforce of these unions and ask Google to sign up for the "neutral agreement" that is recognized as a formal union, but Google responds to it.The possibility is unlikely to be high.
Source: UNI GLOBAL UNIONVIA: The Verge