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Alphabet Workers Union Statement on YouTube Offering Voluntary Exit Packages (www.alphabetworkersunion.org)
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[–] captainastronaut@seattlelunarsociety.org 27 points 2 days ago (1 children)

“This week, our employer has been prominent in the headlines as Alphabet stock reached a record high. We, the workers who generate those profits, deserve to feel secure in our employment. While we celebrate the fact that our organizing is working, with our demand to offer voluntary buyouts before mandatory layoffs becoming a new company standard, we know that the fight is far from over. “

Apparently, Google has agreed to offer a VEP rather than issue more layoffs?

[–] nymnympseudonym@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Google is such a shitty company morally

And then it treats you employees like shit

I hope y'all are looking for new jobs, quietquitting, and monkeywrenching

[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 2 days ago (3 children)

It should be illegal to fire employees if you're a publicly traded company and your stock is going up. Why would you?

[–] Routhinator@startrek.website 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

These days firing employees when turning a profit is what makes the stock go up.

[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Anything and everything to make the line go up

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

This is why unions matter. Aside from negotiating employment agreements, they can lobby government. Enough unions across enough industries will make change.