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OK. But what bargaining power does it actually have? GOOG can easily hire non-union workers to replace them.
by sys_64738 4y ago
OK. But what bargaining power does it actually have? GOOG can easily hire non-union workers to replace them.
- charcircuit 4y agoGoogle could just not renew their contract with Cognizant
- refurb 4y agoWill be interesting to see how this plays out. Google hires contractors for the very reason it’s easy to stop using them if needed - they dont actually work for Google itself, but either through a temp agency or as an independent contractor. So who is the union negotiating with? Their agency? Or as a B2B relationship with Google? And yeah, it’s in the article “Those workers opted to drop Google from their petition.” So they wont bargain with Google, so what stops Google from ditching the contractor agency and getting another? Nothing i assume.
- AmericanChopper 4y agoWell, that’s one reason. Some other reasons are to hire labor for a legitimately temporarily project, or perhaps more commonly, because they failed to hire the people they needed in permanent roles. That’s the inefficiency that the more highly paid contractors are exploiting. That’s how I get a lot of my income. I’ve worked on contracts for FAANG, and they paid some of the best hourly rates I’ve had during my career.
- shkkmo 4y ago> And yeah, it’s in the article “Those workers opted to drop Google from their petition.” Context matters. "Those workers" clearly refers to the workers at "a contracted Fiber retail shop in Missouri", not the Cognizant employees. The NLRB regional director has ruled that Google must negotiate with AWU if AWU wins the election (which they did by a landslide.) Of course, Google is appealing this decision.