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Irish ‘big tech’ workers are taking training courses in how to unionise

Workers at Google, Stripe and Indeed are taking training courses in how to fight for trade union recognition

Members of the Alphabet Workers Union hold a rally outside a Google office in New York in February: a ‘large group’ of employees has joined a union since the company started laying off staff. Picture: Getty

Workers at Google, Stripe and Indeed are taking training courses in how to fight for trade union recognition and collective bargaining rights, in the latest sign of the organisation of workers at Big Tech companies with major operations here.

The Financial Services Union (FSU) is currently running sessions that aim to teach tech employees about how to organise and to negotiate with their bosses with a view to establishing a bigger presence in the sector.