YouTube

Workers at YouTube’s Music Content Operations in Austin, Texas,
unanimously voted to join CWA this week. The workers, who are members
of Alphabet Workers Union (AWU-CWA), are employed by Cognizant
Technology Solutions, a subcontractor of Alphabet. This is a major
milestone in the fight to prevent companies from avoiding
responsibility by subcontracting work. In March, the National Labor
Relations Board ruled that both Alphabet and Cognizant must negotiate
with the YouTube Music workers on any collective bargaining agreement
because Alphabet exercises direct and indirect control over their
work.

Since forming their union in October 2022, the workers have been faced
with aggressive union busting from their employer, including a
retaliatory Return-To-Office (RTO) mandate which would have forced
dozens of workers to “voluntarily terminate” from their jobs. The
workers have been fighting back by building solidarity and support for
their union and holding workplace actions, including the first known
strike at Alphabet, which also owns Google. For months, they stood out
on the picket line, held major rallies, engaged their communities, and
garnered support from other workers, union members, and elected
officials.

https://cwa-union.org/news/organizing-update-198