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Where are you seeing unions selling themselves on more diverse workforces and ethical corporate statements?

The unions that are trying to bring tech workers together are pointing to examples like France and Germany where, for example, the recent Google layoffs were essentially blocked entirely. This level of collective bargaining is the selling point.

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Google's an instructive example, because they have a small union in the US, and their mission statement (https://alphabetworkersunion.org/principles/mission-statemen...) focuses exclusively on corporate ethics and diversity. It wouldn't be fair to say they don't care about wages or layoffs, but they seem to be clear side topics.

You read that whole mission statement and your takeaway was their focus was diversity? I think this says more about your biases than about the aims of the Alphabet Workers Union.

nowhere in that thing do I see any mention of things like work life balance, it's just a bunch of claptrap about "infrastructures of oppression". Whatever that's supposed to mean

no wonder it's a small union. No economic incentives? No thanks

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