Technology,
Labor/Employment
Mar. 3, 2021
Tech workers get 1st collective bargaining agreement with employer
The statement said the contract "does not focus on wages and benefits, which are already generous at Glitch," and focuses partly on ensuring that workers who were laid off during the pandemic would be the first to be rehired if their positions are re-opened.
Tech workers who organized with media labor union Communications Workers of America are now hitting key milestones in their bid for recognition, with one group making history on Tuesday when it secured the nation's first collective bargaining agreement between software workers and their employer.
Coding platform tool company Glitch voluntarily recognized its employees' union last year, and has signed a contract agreeing to launch "a...
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