Google Contractors Allege They Were Fired for Union Ties
(Bloomberg) -- Contract workers at Google’s data centers allege that they were fired for supporting a union and faced retaliation after pushing for better benefits, according to a pair of complaints filed this week with the US National Labor Relations Board.
The Alphabet Workers Union, which represents full-time employees and contractors across Google’s parent company, claims that two workers at a Google data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, were terminated for discussing their working conditions and because of their affiliation with the labor organization, according to documents viewed by Bloomberg.
Another worker at the site faced retaliation for having a role in the union, according to the complaint, which was filed on Wednesday against Google and Modis, an information-technology firm that serves as a subcontractor.
Labor groups have been pushing to make inroads this year in big tech companies, long seen as resistant to union organizing. In addition to Google, Amazon.com Inc. and Apple Inc. have faced labor campaigns in recent months -- with mixed results.
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