The tech layoffs have created the perfect moment for tech workers to get organized and unionize, but getting there isn't easy
That's already been seen by the increased interest the Alphabet Workers Union has seen since the layoffs, said Hayden Lawerence, a software engineer at Google, who is a member of the Alphabet Workers Union.
Tech workers have taken inspiration from the service workers at their respective companies, many of whom have unionized in recent years, Code-CWA's Kinema said. There's a growing realization that they're all in the same boat, at equal risk of getting laid off in a downturn, she said.
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