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White collar unions aren't a new phenomenon though they are less known: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_Professional_Engine...

Is there a precedence for contractors unionizing? I'm curious what prevents Google from simply not renewing their contract since they will presumably be requesting much higher wages.

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Considering that they work for a third party I imagine it is the third party's problem.

Exactly, thank you for being the first comment to point this out instead of taking a swing at Google/unions

The contractors in question aren't necessarily white collar. Most contractors at Google work in the cafes or in maintenance roles, etc.

You're right but it says that the contractors who unionized work for an IT outsourcing firm.

Google has kind of a random relationship with various classes of employees. There are contract cooks and janitors and whatnot but they made the physical security guards full-time.

Ah - I missed that. Thanks for the clarification.

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