Google DeepMind union negotiations stall after initial meeting frustrates representatives
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Joel Khalili
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Negotiations between Google DeepMind and London-based employees over union recognition have gotten off to a rocky start. After employees requested recognition of the Communication Workers Union and Unite the Union in May, Google denied the request but agreed to third-party arbitrated negotiations. An initial meeting left union representatives feeling their time was wasted, with employees expressing frustrations over executives' unwillingness to engage meaningfully with the prospect of unionization.
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· 3 pulledNegotiations between Google DeepMind and its London-based employees over the possibility of unionization stumbled this week, after initial talks left union representatives feeling they had wasted their time
In May, DeepMind employees asked Google to recognize the Communication Workers Union and Unite the Union as joint representatives
employees voiced frustrations with what they consider an unwillingness among executives to engage meaningfully with the prospect of unionization
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