The Prospect union has reached an agreement with Google to begin organising among about 7,000 workers across its UK operations, following new UK rights for unions to access workplaces.
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The Prospect union has reached an agreement with Google to begin organising among about 7,000 workers across its UK operations, including YouTube but excluding DeepMind. The union will now be able to run sessions inside Google's workplaces, including the flagship headquarters in King's Cross, London.
Google DeepMind is expected to strike a separate agreement, with the Communication Workers Union seeking recognition there. The deal follows a similar agreement between Prospect and Meta, which owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram and employs about 5,000 people in the UK. The agreements will allow unions to communicate with non-unionised workers and encourage them to join.
Prospect's general secretary, Mike Clancy, said tech workers deserve a stronger voice at work, whether over pay and flexibility, AI deployment or workplace culture, and hoped it sent a clear signal to other tech companies that having a relationship with trade unions is the new normal in the sector.
Google said it had signed the access agreement to comply with the new UK workplace legislation, although it maintained that it already had good internal employee relations.
The Employment Rights Act gives unions the right to enter workplaces to meet workers or communicate with them electronically. From January, employers will be required to inform workers of their right to join a union.
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