YouTube accused of using return-to-office policies to thwart union organizers
a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board alleging that YouTube parent Alphabet and staffing firm Cognizant are using an abrupt return-to-office move, due in February, to punish remote workers, many of whom are reportedly pro-union. Some also live outside Austin. Managers have also been sending work to other offices to"chill" union organization efforts in Austin, according to the complaint, while a supervisor purportedly made implicit anti-union threats.
While the workers are contracted, they claim Alphabet and Cognizant represent a"joint employer." If so, Alphabet would be responsible for working conditions and have to negotiate if the Austin-area team votes in favor of a union., a Cognizant spokesperson claims staff were"fully aware" of an eventual return to the office before the petition to unionize, and that it has"repeatedly and consistently" told employees about its return-to-office policy since December 2021.
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