> The news was an unwelcome surprise to union members who expect the Alphabet Workers Union to run democratically.

Sounds like the AWU members need to unionize and form an AWU Members Union to make their voices heard within AWU.

Sarcasm aside, this really is a bad look for a group that needs some non-controversial wins to gain support, rather than focusing on just “gaining turf” as quoted in the article. I get the impression CWA is trying to use this to get a foothold in big tech at all costs, AWU members be damned. Maybe they can call it growth hacking.