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Subcontractors might be developing Google products, but they don’t enjoy Google perks. “There’s no Ping-Pong tables and free lunch for these people,” says an organizer.
The Human Workforce Behind AI Wants a Union
Contractors who work on Google’s AI products are trying to organize, but new obstacles keep appearing in their path.
www.thenation.com
May 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Subcontractors might be developing Google products, but they don’t enjoy Google perks. “There’s no Ping-Pong tables and free lunch for these people,” says an organizer.
I originally wrote this post at the end of 2023, when it seemed safe to publicly share the emotional turmoil I’d gone through. However, fate had other ideas, so I waited to post it until now.
missmystra.wordpress.com/2024/12/29/a...
missmystra.wordpress.com/2024/12/29/a...
A year late…
I wrote this post at the end of 2023, but never published it. Just as I was adding the final touches, the entire premise became invalid. This post was intended to signal the closing of the unionizi…
missmystra.wordpress.com
December 29, 2024 at 10:10 PM
I originally wrote this post at the end of 2023, when it seemed safe to publicly share the emotional turmoil I’d gone through. However, fate had other ideas, so I waited to post it until now.
missmystra.wordpress.com/2024/12/29/a...
missmystra.wordpress.com/2024/12/29/a...
3 years of hard work has paid off! We've also won a $40/month internet stipend and a $1750 signing bonus for everyone 🦾🦀🥳.
Scoop: A group of Google Help contract staff just ratified a union contract with Accenture that bans keystroke monitoring, guarantees work-from-home, and requires management consider workers' input on software tools www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Google Contract Staff Reaches Union Deal Banning Keystroke Monitoring
Deal with employer Accenture also protects their ability to work remotely
www.bloomberg.com
December 19, 2024 at 4:28 PM
3 years of hard work has paid off! We've also won a $40/month internet stipend and a $1750 signing bonus for everyone 🦾🦀🥳.
Spread the word! I just noticed this Amazon feature that lets you tip your delivery drive $5 -- without it costing YOU a penny!
I've set up a weekly calendar reminder to make sure I do this regularly
www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&no...
I've set up a weekly calendar reminder to make sure I do this regularly
www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&no...
Deliver smiles this holiday with Alexa
Just say, "Alexa, thank my driver."
www.amazon.com
December 8, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Spread the word! I just noticed this Amazon feature that lets you tip your delivery drive $5 -- without it costing YOU a penny!
I've set up a weekly calendar reminder to make sure I do this regularly
www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&no...
I've set up a weekly calendar reminder to make sure I do this regularly
www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&no...
My team's unionizing efforts with @alphabetworkers.bsky.social are still in the fledgling stage. Help protect our worker rights against the incoming president!
Send a letter to your senator asking them to reconfirm Lauren McFerran as NLRB chairperson.
action.cwa.org/letters/what...
Send a letter to your senator asking them to reconfirm Lauren McFerran as NLRB chairperson.
action.cwa.org/letters/what...
What You Can Do Today to Protect Workers’ Rights from Trump’s Attacks
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is the federal agency in charge of protecting workers’ rights, conducting union elections, and investigating wrongdoing by employers. The NLRB is governed b...
action.cwa.org
December 7, 2024 at 5:17 PM
My team's unionizing efforts with @alphabetworkers.bsky.social are still in the fledgling stage. Help protect our worker rights against the incoming president!
Send a letter to your senator asking them to reconfirm Lauren McFerran as NLRB chairperson.
action.cwa.org/letters/what...
Send a letter to your senator asking them to reconfirm Lauren McFerran as NLRB chairperson.
action.cwa.org/letters/what...