Article 5CEBG Here’s what we know about the Google union so far

Here’s what we know about the Google union so far

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Zoe Schiffer
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On Monday, roughly 230 Google employees announced they were forming a union with the Communication Workers of America (CWA). It's open to employees and contractors at Alphabet, Google's parent company. As a minority union, it doesn't need to go through a formal legal process in order to exist. It just needs to announce itself. That part is done. World, meet the Alphabet Workers Union (AWU).

The news prompted a wave of support from organizers like Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ellen Pao, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. It also led to some questions. What is a minority union? Isn't 230 members rather small? Why is CWA involved?

Here's what we know so far about the Alphabet Workers Union - and what we are still waiting to find out.

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