Alphabet Workers Union (AWU-CWA)

@alphabetworkersunion.org

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Organized Alphabet workers, unionizing with CODE-CWA as members of CWA Local 9009. Contact us: press@alphabetworkersunion.org

a dark red graphic with white writing: “DON’T MOURN, ORGANIZE! Alphabet Workers Union Statement on Meta Layoffs” and a photo of tech workers on May Day holding big banners - “Googlers for Job Security” and “Tech Workers Must Organize!” at the bottom is photo credit for Jimmy Wu of the Bay Area Current.
A group selfie of six AWU members tabling at a Google campus in Pittsburgh with a big banner of photos of Googlers for Job Security supporters, holding clipboards and flyers.
a photo of six Googlers for Job Security/AWU members in SF at work in front of a table decorated with a big collage banner of photos of Googlers for Job Security supporters, holding clipboards and flyers, and raising their fists.
a collage with hundreds of vertical photos of Googlers holding paper signs that read “I’m fighting for job security at Alphabet because...” with handwritten answers to the prompt.
white text on dark red background along with the Alphabet Workers Union logo in white: "Tech workers are united in our stance that our employers should not be in the business of war."
four Googlers at a table in San Bruno, CA with candy and balloons for Valentines Day
four Googlers wearing Googlers for Job Security t-shirts and holding roses with red script overlaying: "will you sign our job security petition?"
a red graphic with a group photo of workers in gray Googlers for Job Security tshirts raising their fists. Gray text reads: “ORGANIZING WORKS! Alphabet Workers Union Statement on Expanded VEPs.”
a group of AWU members stand in the snow in NYC, some with fists raised, at the Vigil for Alex Pretti.
White text on a dark red background: “AWU STATEMENT CONDEMNING ICE The Alphabet Workers Union stands in full solidarity with immigrant communities and working people standing up to ICE terror across the country. Our workforce at Alphabet is diverse and beautiful, full of talented people who come from all walks of life and all parts of the world, united around our mission of making information accessible to all. An attack on any immigrant worker is an attack on all of us.” The bottom has the white Alphabet Workers Union logo.
a group of AWU members in red Alphabet Workers Union tshirts raise their fists and hold signs at an anti-ICE demonstration in San Francisco.
A group of AWU members raising their fists and holding signs at the NYSNA picket
white text on a red textured background with the Alphabet Workers Union CWA Local 9009 logo on the bottom. Text reads: "AWU STATEMENT These principles have now been abandoned as Google enters new terrain, on which workers have no way of knowing which military applications our work will be used for. This is deeply personal for many in our diverse, global workforce, and for those of us who care about the impact our work has on the world. The Alphabet Workers Union continues to share a long-held sentiment by Googlers across the company: Google should not be in the business of war."
a collage of two photos of groups of Googlers for Job Security wearing their black Googlers For Job Security t-shirts on a Day of Visibility at the Google offices in November.
a bright red graphic with photos of AWU members wearing black Googlers For Job Security t-shirts, holding flyers, and raising their fists. White text reads: ORGANIZING WORKS! VEPs Expanded to Googlers in YouTube, along with the white Alphabet Workers Union in the lower right hand corner.
a dark red graphic with a photo of members of the Alphabet Workers Union wearing black Googlers For Job Security t-shirts, holding a Googlers For Job Security banner, and raising their fists. The Alphabet Workers Union logo is featured at the top and white text reads: “Tech Workers, Get Organized! Alphabet Workers Union Statement on Amazon’s Mass Layoffs Announcement.”
AWU member Francis Blesso wears his red Alphabet Workers Union t-shirt as he speaks at a Kickstarter United strike rally
five AWU members wearing AWU and Googlers For Job Security tshirts hold flyers and raise their fists as they flyer their coworkers in San Francisco.
a big group of workers, including AWU members and striking Kickstarter United workers, hold Kickstarter United signs at a rally in Seattle.
white text on a red textured background: “AWU STATEMENT The Alphabet Workers Union strongly opposes the mandatory layoffs taking place across UX (User Experience) related roles in the Cloud product area this week. These mandatory layoffs not only blindside and devastate our affected coworkers, but also contribute to an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty for everyone at Alphabet.” Along with the white Alphabet Workers Union CWA Local 9009 logo.
A TechEquity/AWU graphic with a photo of Kirn Gill III and the following text: “There are low paid people who are not even treated as humans - just little more than employee ID numbers - out there making the 1 billion dollar, trillion dollar Al systems that are supposed to lead our entire society and civilization into the future. -Kirn Gill II Search Quality Rater working on Google products at Telus.”
AWU members hold a press conference outside google in nyc
a blue tinted graphic featuring a photo of Lili Reinhart wearing headphones as a content moderator in the movie American Sweatshop, overlaid with text: AMERICAN SWEATSHOP SCREENING AND PANEL HOSTED BY AWU-CWA & BRAINSTORM MEDIA
a group of NYC AWU members wearing black Googlers For Job Security tshirts hold flyers as they get ready to chat with their coworkers outside their workplace.
white text on red background: “Workers are a crucial line of defense against unlawful or noncompliant behavior by management. We see it first. Yet too often, fear of reprisals and the instinct of self-preservation keep workers from speaking out. When workers have a union, and when the union’s legitimacy is recognized, those calculations can change. -Stephen McMurtry, AWU-CWA Comms Chair.”
a group of Bay Area AWU members wearing red AWU tshirts, raising their fists, or holding a “WORKERS OVER BILLIONAIRES” sign at a Labor Day event in San Jose, CA.
a black textured graphic with rainbow text: “Alphabet Workers Union Commemorates Pride 2025” with a photo of AWU members protesting in the streets alongside a black and white photo of ACT UP protesters also protesting in the streets.
a photo of a big group of Alphabet Workers Union members on the West Coast wearing their red union tshirts and raising their fists.
an AFL CIO graphic with the following text: TELL THE SENATE: don’t weaken AI provisions call your senator 833-770-1697
a photo collage with two photos of Googlers in Pittsburgh wearing black Googlers For Job Security tshirts labeled with “Pittsburgh, PA”; in the top photo, the workers pose for a group photo, and in the bottom photo, they discuss their campaign together using chart paper.
a collage graphic with a photo of many Googlers in Mountain View, CA wearing black Googlers For Job Security tshirts and raising their fists labeled “Mountain, View, CA”; white on red text: “Fighting For Job Security From Coast to Coast” and a photo of many Googlers in Cambridge, MA wearing black Googlers For Job Security Tshirts and raising their fists labeled “Cambridge, MA.”
A video of Google workers wearing Googlers For Job Security t-shirts and raising their fists while yelling "when we fight, we win!" in unison. Around them are various headlines announcing the news that Google will offer voluntary exit packages, one of the union's key demands in their fight for job security.
a red textured background with white text: “AWU STATEMENT” within an address search bar; “GOOGLERS FOR JOB SECURITY” alongside the image of a globe and a security symbol; and “On June 10, Alphabet announced it will offer voluntary exit packages (VEPs) to Googlers across multiple PAs.”