Thousands of Google’s cafeteria workers ‘quietly unionized during the pandemic,’ report says

Because the begin of the COVID-19 pandemic, 4,000 of people that work in Google’s cafeterias have joined unions, in response to a brand new report in The Washington Publish. In accordance with the report, “about 90 % of complete meals companies staff at Google” are actually unionized. 

That quantity is especially important as the corporate’s cafeterias, like a lot of its friends, are overwhelmingly staffed by contract staff who don’t get the identical advantages as full-time workers. Contractors throughout the corporate have pushed for and elevated in current months.

Cafeteria staff at Google’s Atlanta workplace might quickly be the newest to affix the ranks of unionized staff. Staff employed by a contracting agency known as Sodexo reportedly informed their supervisor they plan to unionize, and Sodexo stated they’d not block the transfer if “a majority” of staff supported it.

It’s unclear when an official settlement could also be reached however a spokesperson for Unite Right here, the union representing Google’s cafeteria staff, informed The Publish they had been “hopeful that we will rapidly attain an settlement on a union contract.” Different cafeteria staff at Google have already seen important advantages since becoming a member of Unite Right here. In accordance with The Publish, “the typical unionized employee at a Google cafeteria makes $24 an hour, pays little to nothing for medical health insurance and has entry to a pension plan.” Against this, the Sodexo staff in Atlanta make $15 an hour and might spend “a whole bunch” on medical health insurance.