Google illegally cut contract staffers who worked on AI, US union alleges

The Alphabet Workers Union accused the Internet giant of violating federal labour law, which prohibits retaliation against employees for organising. — Reuters

Alphabet Inc illegally ended contract employment for a majority of Google Help workers as they were trying to unionise, organisers alleged in a complaint to the US labour board.

The Alphabet Workers Union accused the Internet giant of violating federal labour law, which prohibits retaliation against employees for organising. More than 70% of the proposed bargaining unit – which includes 118 writers, graphic designers and launch coordinators who create internal and external Google content – were told in July that they will lose their jobs, according to a Thursday filing with the National Labor Relations Board.