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I’m pretty sure a union shop vote of software engineers would be defeated 80/20 but it would be fun to see someone at google try. These organizers live in fantasy land!

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That's true, although I suspect if Google keeps firing people on trumped-up accusations whenever they criticize management, more people may feel they want an organization set up to defend them.

> trumped-up accusations

So are you alleging that this...

> We dismissed four individuals who were engaged in intentional and often repeated violations of our longstanding data security policies, including systematically accessing and disseminating other employees’ materials and work...

...is trumped-up? I have not seen any articles which dispute that these fired employees were basically tracking other employees work activities.

Then why would management try to crush any organizing activity? Couldn't Sundar just say, "Interesting idea, let's take a vote"

But that would be more akin to free speech and the marketplace of ideas. If the internet has taught me anything, when you're on the clock the employer/baron owns your speech.

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