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Google workers form new union, a tech industry rarity – Sydney Morning Herald
A group of Google engineers has announced that they have formed a union, creating a rare foothold for the labour movement in the tech industry.
Unionisation campaigns havent historically been able to gain much traction among elite tech workers, who earn big salaries and other perks like free food and shuttle rides to work. But workplace activism at Google and other big tech firms has grown in recent years as employers call for better handling of workplace sexual harassment and discrimination, opposition to Trump administration policies and avoiding harmful uses of the products theyre helping to build and sell.
One of the reasons why its…
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