Collective action did this:
— Meredith Whittaker (@mer__edith) August 5, 2019
"A group of Democratic senators has demanded in a letter sent to Sundar Pichai that the internet giant convert its more than 120,000 temporary and contract workers to full-time employees."https://t.co/NooOtDNC01
NEW: A group of 10 senators -- including three presidential candidates -- is urging Google to stop the practice of scaling back full-time jobs and filling positions with temps, contractors and vendors from staffing agencies https://t.co/Y1HSD8ZbGs
— Daisuke Wakabayashi (@daiwaka) August 5, 2019
Happy Monday!
— NYC-DSA Tech Action? (@NYCDSATechWG) August 5, 2019
All tech companies (and others) should be held to these labor standards. Eager to hear how the presidential candidates who signed this letter would ensure action if Google (and others) don't make these changes voluntarily. https://t.co/vav3avncDd
“Making these changes to your company’s employment practices will ensure equal treatment of all Google workers and put an end to the two-tier employment structure you have perpetuated." Harris, Sanders, Warren all signed. https://t.co/GBTcdrDAxs
— Damon Beres ? (@dlberes) August 5, 2019
Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and 8 other Senators sent Sundar Pichai a letter urging him to reclassify Google's army of temp workers as full-time employees https://t.co/n909ZmDH8h
— BI Tech (@SAI) August 5, 2019