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Re:A group of Google workers have announced plans to unionize by s1artibartfast on Monday January 04, 2021 @09:33PM (#25641336)
I was speaking to US unions in general. Your quote matches my understanding of the Alphabet Workers Union as well, which is essentially the same thing as a social club. It provides no legal protections, and Alphabet has legal obligation to recognize them.

That's not to say I don't like like the idea, which I prefer to traditional Unions where participation is forced.

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Re:A group of Google workers have announced plans to unionize by selestify on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @11:22PM (#25654643)
That's not true though -- union membership is still legally protected even if a contract isn't negotiated.
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