Contract Workers Who Joined Union Last Month Laid Off by Google AI

Contract Workers Who Joined Union Last Month Laid Off by Google AI

Around 80 contractual staff members who recently joined the Alphabet Workers Union-Communications Workers of America (AWU-CWA) and are part of Google Help, have been notified of their job cuts. This comes after a group of 120 contract employees announced their unionization effort in June. However, two-thirds of the workers received layoff notices shortly after, leaving …

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Google Reinstates Employees Previously Fired for Voicing Concerns about AI and Search Development

Google Reinstates Employees Previously Fired for Voicing Concerns about AI and Search Development

Google has reinstated the jobs of workers who were previously fired for speaking out about poor working conditions, specifically related to artificial intelligence (AI) Search products. The employees have been given back pay as well. The Alphabet Workers Union reported on Twitter that a group of six employees, who were responsible for rating Google AI …

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