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That's literally how all unions that become anything else start out, and advocacy like this around specific issues is how they grow into something more.

Legally-recognized unions with employer contracts don't spring full formed from the head of Samuel Gompers, they are the result of organizing efforts that spend a time as unrecognized unions.

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Fair enough, though this union also has unconventional goals which I imagine would slow both employee adoption and Google's willingness to negotiate with them.

> We will ensure Alphabet acts ethically and in the best interests of society and the environment. We are responsible for the technology that we bring into the world, and recognize that its implications reach far beyond Alphabet. We will work with those affected by our technology to ensure that it serves the public good.

To be honest, this strikes me as an incredibly pretentious opinion from people who have drank too much of the Google Kool-Aid.

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