labor
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Unionized YouTube Workers Laid Off During Live City Council Stream
For the past year, contractors associated with Google’s YouTube Music Content Operations Team have been attempting to collectively bargain with the tech giant. Those workers won the right to unionize last April in a historic victory and, since that time, have been trying to get Google to come to the bargaining table. On Friday, amidst…
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Feds Say Activision Layoffs Violate Promises Microsoft Made in Merger Deal
The U.S. federal regulator said the layoffs are inconsistent with Microsoft’s assertions that both companies would operate separately after the merger.
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Twitch Confirms Lay Offs of 500 Employees
The popular streaming platform will lay off 35 per cent of its staff, its second major layoff in the last year.
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Tesla’s Fight With Swedish Unions Just Got Trashy
If Elon Musk’s car company doesn’t want its Nordic offices to get really smelly, really fast, it’s going to have to put its tail between its legs and admit that it’s officially been bested by the organised labour of Europe. That is to say, Sweden’s unions—which have been locked in a battle with the car…