The Google walkout is a watershed moment in 21st century labour activism
- Written by Michael Walker, PhD candidate researching worker voice, University of Technology Sydney
That 20,000 Google employees walked off the job last week is a watershed event, a hugely significant symbolic development for labour relations in the 21st century.
Granted, the action itself was limited. More than seven out of every 10 Google employees did not take part. The walkout was for just a few hours, and the protesters returned to their...
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