Airbnb negotiations with powerful US labor union facing backlash
by Sam Levin and Julia Carrie Wong in San Francisco from Technology | The Guardian on (#1AZ7W)
Potential partnership with SEIU sparks outcry from labor activists and New York politicians over controversial collaboration with tech startup
Airbnb's attempt to negotiate a deal with one of the most powerful unions in the US is being undermined after intense backlash in the labor movement, the Guardian has learned.
The home-sharing startup has been in discussions with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) to reach a deal under which the home-sharing service would promote unionized housekeepers.
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