Posted 3/2/2024, 4:46:49 AM
YouTube Contractors Laid Off After Unionizing, Sparking Claims of Retaliation
- YouTube contractors interrupted while addressing city council, informing that their 43-person team was just laid off
- Contractors believe layoff is retaliation for unionizing, but Google & subcontractor claim it's end of business contract
- Tensions growing between YouTube contractors and Google as they seek pay and perks given to full-time employees
- Contractors voted to unionize under Alphabet Workers Union in April 2023, but Google refuses to bargain with them
- Contractors were asked to train India replacements; layoff delivered coldly with security guards called to remove them quickly