More than 200 US Google employees form a workers’ union

Employees signed cards to join the Alphabet Workers Union, to ensure work at a fair wage and without fear of abuse

More than 200 Google employees in the United States have formed a workers' union, the first group at a big tech company to do so as the industry faces a reckoning over years of unchecked power.

The elected leaders of the Alphabet Workers Union announced the organization in a New York Times opinion piece on Monday, saying they aimed to ensure employees work at a fair wage, without fear of abuse, retaliation or discrimination.