It looks like a lot of people misunderstand that this isn't a union with collective bargaining power over pay. The union that has been formed is called a minor

It looks like a lot of people misunderstand that this isn't a union with collective bargaining power over pay. The union that has been formed is called a minority/members-only union. You can read more about them below. >> https://workercenters.com/labors-loophole/what-is-a-minority-union/ https://workercenters.com/labors-loophole/what-is-a-minority... The article posted points this out, but unlike most unions this one wasn't formed due to economic reasons. It was formed for social issues that Google isn't addressing or is purporting. The current HN discussion seems to all veer towards collective bargaining rights, but that's too early to discuss. Don't get me wrong that this is a first step to collective bargaining; however, that will only ever be if current membership gets big enough and they get certified by the NLRB. That isn't an easy feat in the US and will probably take years to happen! Right now, it would be more interesting to discuss if this type of union will allow employees to have a a real say in Google's direction as a business on what projects they will work on and which clients they will accept. Google can't do anything about this union because it's considered protected concerted activity. >> https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_concerted_activity https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_concerted_activity