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White collar unions aren't a new phenomenon though they are less known: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_Professional_Engineering_Employees_in_Aerospace
by tynpeddler 7y ago
White collar unions aren't a new phenomenon though they are less known: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_Professional_Engineering_Employees_in_Aerospace https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_Professional_Engine...
Is there a precedence for contractors unionizing? I'm curious what prevents Google from simply not renewing their contract since they will presumably be requesting much higher wages.
- bt848 7y agoConsidering that they work for a third party I imagine it is the third party's problem.
- anoncareer0212 7y agoExactly, thank you for being the first comment to point this out instead of taking a swing at Google/unions
- mrosett 7y agoThe contractors in question aren't necessarily white collar. Most contractors at Google work in the cafes or in maintenance roles, etc.
- bt848 7y agoYou're right but it says that the contractors who unionized work for an IT outsourcing firm. Google has kind of a random relationship with various classes of employees. There are contract cooks and janitors and whatnot but they made the physical security guards full-time.
- mrosett 7y agoAh - I missed that. Thanks for the clarification.