The dispute over the YouTube Music union, whose 43 members were abruptly laid off last week while one was testifying during an Austin City Council meeting, largely depends on the definition of ...

Contractors for YouTube, employed by the firm Cognizant, are holding a union election. Workers have said that Cognizant has been intensifying its push to quell the movement. The company has held ...

An NLRB regional director says Alphabet exercises control over the contract workers' benefits, hours of work, and wages, making them actual employees. Reading time 3 minutes Google parent Alphabet ...

The YouTube Music team in Austin, Texas was laid off by Google. They faced low wages, minimal benefits, and Google's refusal to negotiate. Layoffs are suspected to be retaliation for unionization ...

YouTube Music contractors have officially unionized with the Alphabet Workers Union-CWA after winning a historic vote through the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Forty-one workers voted yes out ...

YouTube Music contractors in the Austin area who voted to unionize are accusing their employers of abusing return-to-office policies to stifle labor organizers. The Alphabet Workers Union (AWU) has ...

The contractors are also demanding more pay, as they argue their current rate won't sustain the cost of living in Austin, Texas. Reading time 2 minutes Working from home was one of the perks of the ...

Alphabet has been labeled a joint employer, which may have some big ramifications for workers if they decide to unionize. Alphabet has been labeled a joint employer, which may have some big ...

Staff working for YouTube Music protested on Friday in Texas over a return-to-office requirement. Cognizant workers said most were hired to work remotely and a quarter were not even based in Texas.

They’re demanding a different approach to returning to the office. They’re demanding a different approach to returning to the office. Over 40 contractors for YouTube Music are going on strike — a ...