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More Google Contract Workers Seek to Unionize

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Jon Victor
· · Source: The Information

Eighty three employees at consulting firm Accenture who write content and design graphics for Google’s customer support pages are seeking to join the Alphabet Workers Union, a group that represents more than 1,400 workers at Google and its parent company, according to a union statement. The union said 70% of eligible workers at the Accenture group have signed union cards. Google recently...

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