A new resource for tech whistleblowers: The Tech Worker Handbook
Former Google employee Ifeoma Ozoma releases an extended information guide
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News extracts and commentary relevant to Alphabet workers and the Google reform movement
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Google Union success: transgender contractor Phares Lee wins his demand for basic respect
"Drop the Deadnames" campaign partial success after just two weeks
Google's PAC continues to donate to anti-gay politicians
Over 10 years of contributions, with no signs of stopping
Big Technology newsletter: "Congress Is Going To Throw The Kitchen Sink At Big Tech"
Congress begins to fix antitrust law to allow it to take on monopoly platforms
Vox: National Labor Relations Board expands its legal complaint against Google
All four Thanksgiving Four employees are now covered by the complaint
Wired: "What Really Happened When Google Ousted Timnit Gebru"
On June 8, Wired Magazine published a feature-length article that offers a broad level of biographical depth and context around Google's firing of AI researchers Dr.
Webinar: How contract workers get treated as second-class citizens
Hosted by TechEquity Collaborative on June 24, 3 PM ET
The Verge: "Google union pushes company to drop deadnames from ID badges"
The public petition is online and accepting signatures
In These Times: "U.S. Unions Are Voicing Unprecedented Support for Palestine"
A May 26 article in In These Times provides a fairly good roundup of the diversity of union statements in support of Palestine and the Palestinian people.
Thirty-two human rights organizations to Google: "get your cloud out of Saudi Arabia"
Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and dozens of other organizations issued a joint statement on May 26 urging Google to halt or abandon its plan for a "cloud region" in Saudi Arabia, noting the country's extensive human rights abuses.
Kapor Center webinar: "Weaponizing Data, Surveillance, and Misogyny in CS and Tech"
Scheduled for Thursday June 17 at 2 PM PDT
Class action lawsuit certified against Google for gender discrimination
"Systemic and pervasive pay and promotion discrimination" alleged on behalf of nearly 11,000 current and former female employees
Algorithmic Justice League calls for support to stop erasure of Black women AI researchers
Petition launched to put pressure on 60 Minutes for its botched segment on facial recognition
Legum and Surgey: Google is funding voter suppression efforts
On May 17, independent journalists Judd Legum of Popular Information and Nick Surgey of the watchdog publication Documented reported on Google's participation in, and financial contributions to, ongoing GOP voter suppression initiatives.
Labor Notes launches four-week "Secrets of a Successful Organizer" training series
Sessions will run in June - your choice of Wednesdays or Thursdays
Vice: Google releases racially biased dermatology app
The app privileges light-skinned people due to its use of skewed datasets
DSA to host a solidarity union panel discussion on May 26, 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET
Panel participants include an Alphabet Workers Union member
In These Times: "The Filibuster is a Labor Issue"
We can't pass the PRO Act to protect workers as long as the filibuster exists
The Verge: "Google employees call for company to support Palestinians and protect anti-Zionist speech"
Jewish Diaspora in Tech releases its open letter and a FAQ
New anti-militarization coalition invites tech workers to join its kickoff meeting on May 21
"Demilitarize US to Palestine" initiative includes both secular and religious nonprofits