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Re:We’re Google Workers, and We Are Forming a Union by est31 on Monday January 04, 2021 @08:37AM (#25631118)
Not an UK person, but I can't find BALPA in the list of unions here: https://labour.org.uk/people/unions/

BALPA is more comparable to a potential Google union as it's equally representing a tiny group of elite and extremely well compensated individuals. I don't think that a google employee has much in common with traditional populations of leftist party aligned unions like the factory line worker or coal miner.

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Re:We’re Google Workers, and We Are Forming a Union by maxehmookau on Monday January 04, 2021 @08:52AM (#25631293)
Unions don't _have_ to affiliate with Labour (or another party) but they often do.

> I don't think that a google employee has much in common with traditional populations of leftist party aligned unions like the factory line worker or coal miner.

Not right now, sure. But the fact that this group felt the need to unionize suggests that something is changing.

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