On Thursday, February 29, Google informed workers on the YouTube Music Content Operations Team that they would be laid off while the workers were testifying before the Austin City Council on a resolution calling for Google to bargain with them in good faith. The workers unanimously won their union election with Alphabet Workers Union-CWA on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. In response to this overwhelming victory, Google has publicly stated it would not engage in bargaining with them. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has previously ruled that Google’s continued refusal to bargain with these workers is unlawful. The Austin City Council passed its resolution after a hearing during which workers revealed that they had just received word of the layoffs.
— source alphabetworkersunion.org | Feb 29, 2024