The Alphabet Workers Union said on Monday that thousands of contract employees assessing the quality of Alphabet's Google search and advertising won a raise that brought workers' wages up to $15 an hour, following a
The AWU estimated that as many as 5,000 workers received the raise, which it said resulted in "millions in collective salary increases for workers," according to a press release. The pay hike came after AWU, which lacks collective bargaining rights,
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"We are so thrilled to see our collective efforts win another pay increase," Michelle Curtis, a Google contractor and member of AWU said in a statement. But Curtis added that Google and Appen, which employs the workers receiving the raise, could still do better. "It is now time for Appen and Google to ensure every rater can take a sick day and have access to basic health insurance," she said.
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