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Follow Feb. 21, 2021 Noam Bardin, the outgoing CEO of Waze, sparked massive debate over the weekend about corporate culture in Silicon Valley after publishing a post ripping into Google and what he termed the stifling and entitled culture at the company.  Google perks, including free meals, stock-based compensation and liberal leave policies crept into Waze and eroded its “startup magic,” he lamented. "I was invited to speak on many different Google panels and events and very quickly, I began racking up my HR complaints. I used a four letter word, my analogy was not PC, my language was n...

Amazon, Google pay the piper You’ve landed on Human Capital, a weekly newsletter detailing the latest in diversity, equity, inclusion and labor. Sign up here to receive the newsletter every Friday at 1 p.m. PT. The events of this week perfectly encapsulate the variety of worker and workplace-related struggles happening in the tech industry. Google settled some discrimination allegations with the Department of Labor, Amazon agreed to settle a complaint with the FTC over stolen tips from Flex workers and the Alphabet Workers Union filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board. It ...

Alpha Global says it 'mistakenly' publicized a tie-up with Alphabet Workers Union, confusing organizing efforts at Google Alpha Global says it 'mistakenly' publicized a tie-up with Alphabet Workers Union, confusing organizing efforts at Google Martin CoulterFeb 1, 2021, 18:47 IST Charles Platiau/Reuters Last week, the semi-official Alphabet Workers Union appeared to join the worldwide Alpha Global movement. But Alpha Global retracted an announcement confirming the AWU's participation, saying it made a mistake. Efforts by workers at Google and its parent firm Alphabet to organize are alread...

Close icon Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification. Charles Platiau/Reuters Last week, the semi-official Alphabet Workers Union appeared to join the worldwide Alpha Global movement.  But Alpha Global retracted an announcement confirming the AWU's participation, saying it made a mistake.  Efforts by workers at Google and its parent firm Alphabet to organize are already mired in confusion. The new Alpha Global union, which bills itself as an international union alliance for Alphabet workers, has ha...

A Google employee union covering staff the US and Canada is reportedly in "turmoil" after a global alliance was announced without notifying members.