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Google employees unionize in historic first amid rising inner tensions between workers and administration

Hundreds of engineers and other employees presented the formation of Google’s first union on Monday, ostensibly to provide further development to ongoing employee activism at the company somewhat than pursue standard union objectives.
Hundreds of engineers and other workers announced the formation of Google’s first union on Monday, ostensibly to provide more structure to ongoing employee activism at the company rather than pursue traditional union goals.

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