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Cafeteria workers vote to unionize at Google's Mountain View headquarters

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 12/31/19

What we learned from over a decade of tech activism

The Guardian, 12/23/19

Now a million people work for Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook

Nikkei Asian Review, 12/1/19

How Workers Are Fighting Back Against Big Tech

Vice, 11/18/19

Learn how to help build a sustainable gig economy at Disrupt SF

TechCrunch, 9/26/19

Google contractors in Pittsburgh to vote on unionizing

Marketplace, 9/23/19

Silicon Valley Rising has a plan to improve the lives of ‘Tech’s Invisible Workforce’

San Jose Spotlight, 9/1/19

Silicon Valley labor group to probe tech contractors' working conditions

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 8/30/19

Google contract workers in Pittsburgh vote to unionize with United Steelworkers

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 8/30/19

Tech workers want to grade companies on quality of blue-collar jobs

San Francisco Chronicle, 8/23/19

Alphabet's Annual Meeting Draws Protests on Multitude of Issues

Bloomberg, 6/19/19

Google workers, labor advocates confront parent Alphabet over practices

Roll Call, 6/19/19

Google employees protest at Alphabet’s shareholder meeting

Vox, 6/19/19

Facebook to Raise Pay for Thousands of Contract Workers, Including Content Moderators

Bloomberg, 5/13/19

Facebook Raises Pay for Thousands of Its U.S. Contract Workers

Fortune, 5/13/19

Facebook boosting wages for Bay Area contractors, content reviewers

San Jose Mercury News, 5/13/19

‘Two-Tiered Caste System’: The World of White-Collar Contracting in Silicon Valley

KQED, 4/19/19

Google will now require suppliers to give benefits to workers

Bloomberg, 4/3/19

Move Fast and Build Solidarity

The Nation, 3/6/19

Google Shareholders and Workers Call on Board to Fix ‘Diversity Crisis’

Bloomberg, 1/30/19

Organized labor in California as 2019 begins

Capitol Weekly, 1/3/19

'Time Is Up': Employee Unrest Grows at Silicon Valley Companies

KQED, 12/27/18

The Year Workers Stood Up to Big Tech

Gizmodo, 12/18/18

Forget Big Oil. Google Is the New Target for Activists

Bloomberg, 12/14/18

Middle-class workers are victims of Silicon Valley's tech boom

Fox Business News, 12/4/18

The shocking truth: In Silicon Valley wages are down for everyone but the top 10%

CNBC, 12/3/18

Tech companies blamed for 20 years of falling wages in Silicon Valley

ZDNet, 11/26/18

Instacart Delivery Workers Are Boycotting For The Third Thanksgiving In A Row

BuzzFeed News, 11/23/18

Study: Over 20 years, Silicon Valley workers’ median wage has fallen by 14%

Ars Technica, 11/23/18

Silicon Valley wages have dropped for all except highest-paying jobs: report

San Jose Mercury News, 11/18/18

The Tech Backlash Just Hit San Francisco. Where Next?

Wired, 11/7/18

Inequality in Silicon Valley is getting worse: Wages are down for everyone but the top 10 percent

Recode, 10/13/18

Study says 9 in 10 Silicon Valley jobs pay less than they did 20 years ago. Blame tech?

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 10/9/18

In Silicon Valley, the rich get richer while wages stagnate for the rest

Salon, 10/9/18

What Tesla’s union-busting trial means for the rest of Silicon Valley

The Verge, 9/29/18

Microsoft Is Outlier With Paid Leave Contractor Policy

Bloomberg, 9/13/18

Why work has failed us: Having a job doesn’t mean you can afford a home

Fast Company, 9/5/18

A New Kind of Labor Movement in Silicon Valley

The Atlantic, 9/4/18

Will others follow Microsoft's lead on paid parental leave?

Wired, 8/31/18

Palo Alto ICE contractor targeted for protest

ABC 7 News, 7/31/18

Activists Are Asking Palantir’s CEO To Cancel The Company’s Contract With ICE

BuzzFeed, 7/31/18

Protesters demand Palantir end ICE contract

Palo Alto Online, 7/31/18

Activists call on Palo Alto tech firm Palantir to end ICE contract

San Jose Mercury News, 7/31/18

Google and Facebook's Security Guards Are Fighting to Earn a Living Wage

Gizmodo, 7/27/18

Inside Google’s Shadow Workforce

Bloomberg, 7/25/18

Making rent in Silicon Valley

Beme News, 6/25/18

Activists put pressure on Google to preserve low-income communities

KQED News, 4/13/18

Community groups in San Jose demand protections against displacement

KCBS News, 4/13/18

Community groups issue demands to Google over downtown San Jose village

San Jose Mercury News, 4/12/18

Community group presents demands to Google for San Jose mega campus

ABC 7 News, 4/12/18

Group Holds Rally At Google Hq, Demands Conditions To SJ Mega-Campus

Bay City News, 4/12/18

Grupos comunitarios piden a Google que ayude a personas de bajos recursos de Mountain View

Univision, 4/12/18

Community members fear planned Google Village will make San Jose more unaffordable

KRON 4, 4/12/18

Group Demands Conditions To San Jose Google Mega-Campus

CBS Bay Area, 4/12/18

South Bay group to make demands over Google's San Jose development plans

ABC 7 News, 4/12/18

Group Rallies At Google HQ, Makes Demands For SJ Mega-Campus

Mountain View Patch, 4/12/18

Google says it’s close to owning enough downtown San Jose properties for ‘viable’ development

San Jose Mercury News, 4/10/18

3 Million Uber Drivers Are About to Get a New Boss

The Atlantic, 4/10/18

Google downtown San Jose village study group launches with lively discussion

San Jose Mercury News, 2/28/18

San Jose group has demands for Google ahead of proposed mega-campus

ABC 7 News, 2/27/18

Proponent Of Google Development Responds To Issue Of Non-Disclosure Agreements

SFGate, 2/22/18

Poll: San Jose Google Campus Proposal Raises Concerns For Residents

CBS Bay Area, 2/16/18

Google sought confidential agreements with San Jose City Council

San Jose Mercury News, 2/14/18

San Jose approves proposed prices for Google deal on government properties

San Jose Mercury News, 2/13/18

Whose boats is tech really lifting?

Politico, 2/7/18

Google Village Project Advances Despite Pushback by Residents

Courthouse News, 2/1/18

All workers need unions – including those in Silicon Valley

The Guardian, 1/31/18

Activists Stage Protest Over Planned Google Campus In San Jose

CBS Bay Area, 1/24/18

San Jose Housing Activists Protest Google's Plan For Massive New Campus Downtown

NBC Bay Area, 1/24/18

Google’s San Jose expansion draws protests

KRON 4, 1/24/18

Protest at Google over proposed San Jose mega campus

ABC 7 News, 1/24/18

San Jose releases long-awaited Google campus engagement plan

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 12/20/17

Amid community concerns, Google seeks the key to unlocking land at Diridon

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 12/15/17

How Google’s future campus could be a game-changer for Silicon Valley

Curbed, 12/5/17

San Jose prepares for growth as Google plans downtown campus village

Peninsula Press, 11/10/17

'We still need to eat': Tech boom creates working homeless

Associated Press, 11/8/17

San Jose council agrees to buy land near Google project amid resident concerns

The Mercury News, 10/31/17

Coders of the world, unite: can Silicon Valley workers curb the power of Big Tech?

The Guardian, 10/31/17

Tesla employees protest mass firings at Fremont factory

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 10/24/17

Comunidad de San José teme por la vivienda y los negocios ante la expansión de Google

Univision 14, 10/20/17

More than 100 service workers protest Google mega campus in San Jose

KTVU, 10/19/17

Google, San Jose talks over proposed transit village progress amid protests

The Mercury News, 10/19/17

Opinion: For California green energy subsidies, shouldn’t Tesla, others provide good jobs?

The Mercury News, 9/20/17

San Jose residents asked for input on land around Diridon Caltrain station, SAP Center

ABC 7 News, 9/20/17

Google, San Jose agree downtown village can’t be a ‘spaceship’

The Mercury News, 9/20/17

Silicon Valley’s burgeoning labor movement

Salon, 9/4/17

Town Hall Meeting In San Jose Discusses Google Mega-Campus

CBS Bay Area, 8/24/17

East San Jose town hall scrutinizes Google village project

The Mercury News, 8/24/17

San Jose Town Hall Thursday on Google Mega-Campus Project

CBS Bay Area, 8/24/17

Elon Musk May Be a “Visionary,” But His Vision Doesn’t Seem To Include Unions

In These Times, 8/10/17

500 Workers Staffing Facebook’s Cafeteria Just Voted to Unionize

The Nation, 7/31/17

Facebook cafeteria workers join Silicon Valley Rising campaign

ABC 7 News, 7/24/17

If Silicon Valley is the knowledge work capital of the world, why does it have so many lousy jobs?

The Sacramento Bee, 7/20/17

Google Eyes San Jose for Campus for 20,000 Employees

KQED, 6/27/17

New Google Village in San Jose?

KPFA, 6/26/17

San Jose officials start land negotiations with Google

SF Gate, 6/21/17

San Jose’s tightrope over Google’s downtown village plan

The Mercury News, 6/21/17

Piden al alcalde de San José establecer requerimientos a Google para beneficio de la comunidad

Univision 14, 6/20/17

Google’s Plans To Build Mega Campus In San Jose Met With Concerns

CBS Bay Area, 6/19/17

Google's Plan to Transform San Jose Diridon Station Draws Criticism

NBC Bay Area, 6/19/17

Google village property buys continue in downtown San Jose

The Mercury News, 6/19/17

How labor would spread the benefits of Google's huge downtown San Jose ambitions

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 6/19/17

City council passes agreement with Google to discuss new San Jose complex

KTVU, 6/19/17

Google's Plan to Transform San Jose Diridon Station Draws Criticism

NBC Bay Area, 6/19/17

A labor movement is brewing within the tech industry

Salon, 6/10/17

How can tech companies treat their contractors better?

TechCrunch, 6/6/17

Fighting for Renters’ Rights: A Win for Grassroots Organizing in Silicon Valley

Equal Voice Action, 6/2/17

Commentary: Tech leaders must look beyond universal basic income

The Mercury News, 5/30/17

Meet the Activists Organizing the Tech Sector Against Trump

The Nation, 5/17/17

An Estimated 3,000 March At Annual 'May Day' Rally In San Jose

Campbell Patch, 5/2/17

May Day protests put spotlight on tech's other immigrant workers

CNN, 5/1/17

Uber Will Let Employees Join May 1 Protest, Because Unlimited Vacation

Vocativ, 4/26/17

Google Okays Staff Protesting May 1, Asks Vendors To Do The Same

BuzzFeed News, 4/25/17

Facebook Gives Staff Green Light to Join May 1 Political Protests

Bloomberg, 4/18/17

Google Let Its Engineers Strike. Will It Make Sure Its Cleaners Can Too?

BuzzFeed News, 4/13/17

Outside unions, groups step up pressure on Tesla

The Mercury News, 4/13/17

Service Workers in Silicon Valley City Win Added Job Security

Equal Voice News, 3/30/17

Silicon Valley Has a Homelessness Crisis

The Nation, 3/30/17

Immigration Crackdown Sparks Silicon Valley Protests

OurFuture.org, 3/19/17

Tech workers protest Trump policies in Silicon Valley rally

CNET, 3/16/17

Silicon Valley Immigrants, Supporters Demonstrate At Palo Alto City Hall

Patch, 3/15/17

Opposition to Trump unites Silicon Valley's white- and blue-collar workers

Mic, 3/14/17

Tech Stands Up: Silicon Valley rally held against Trump

Aljazeera, 3/14/17

Uber CEO Kalanick Quits Trump Economic Council

CBS Bay Area, 2/2/17

Uber CEO leaves Trump council, Tesla CEO Elon Musk to stay

The Mercury News, 2/2/17

Uber CEO Resigns His Post With Trump Advisory Council

NBC Bay Area, 2/2/17

Silicon Valley Up in Arms Over Proposed H-1B Overhaul

E-Commerce Times, 1/31/17

Silicon Valley private security guards win union representation

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 1/30/17

Bus Drivers Working Alongside Silicon Valley Millionaires Struggle to Afford Rent, Some Sleep in Cars

ABC News, 1/13/17

Minimum wage: Bay Area cities prepare for increases in 2017

Mercury News, 12/30/16

Tech Leaders, Trump Team Search for Common Ground

TechNewsWorld, 12/15/16

As Trump Meets Tech CEOs, “Silicon Valley Rising” Calls For Resistance

Campaign for America’s Future, 12/14/16

San Jose Workers Win $15 Hourly Wage, in Heart of Silicon Valley

Equal Voice for Families, 11/16/16

Tech Shuttle Drivers Win Union Contracts

Reimagine, 10/31/16

The Battle of Hastings: What’s Behind the Netflix CEO’s Fight to Charterize Public Schools?

Capital & Main, 10/12/16

DoL Suit Highlights Asian Glass Ceiling in Tech

E-Commerce Times, 10/11/16

The Silicon Valley Union Victories You Haven’t Heard Of

The Nation, 10/5/16

The Politics Of Economic Anxiety: How the California Dream is Slipping Away

KQED, 9/23/16

Janitors at tech companies got a better deal — but not from Dell

The Mercury News, 8/26/16

INTERVIEW: Inside the Movement For Silicon Valley’s “Invisible Workforce,” Part II

Model View Culture, 7/25/16

INTERVIEW: Inside the Movement For Silicon Valley’s “Invisible Workforce”

Model View Culture, 7/25/16

Desechan iniciativa de horas extra en San José

Univision, 6/29/16

The Invisible Silicon Valley

U.S. Department of Labor Blog, 6/15/16

Silicon Valley low-wage workers on the move

Liberation, 4/30/16

Ten arrested at rally to support unionization of Intel cafeteria workers

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 4/28/16

Teamsters To Organize California Uber Drivers Association

BuzzFeed, 4/22/16

The Real Gig Economy: Why You Should Care About Contract Workers in Tech

Tech Workers Coalition, 4/21/16

Tech-firm food workers push for higher wages

San Francisco Chronicle, 4/2/16

Tech's 'Invisible' Workforce

KQED, 3/31/16

Silicon Valley subcontracting makes income inequality worse, report finds

The Guardian, 3/30/16

Important Study Looks At Silicon Valley’s “Invisible” Low Wage Workers

Campaign for America's Future, 3/30/16

What we know about the people who clean the floors in Silicon Valley

The Washington Post, 3/30/16

Here's How Much Silicon Valley Tech Workers Make

The Huffington Post, 3/1/16

The Place Where the Poor Once Thrived

The Atlantic, 2/24/16

Seizing this moment for Bay Area workers

The San Francisco Foundation, 2/18/16

Seth Sternberg: 'Gig' economy can leave workers, families behind

Mercury News, 2/16/16

Silicon Valley's Wealth Gap

The Nation, 2/11/16

Cafeteria Workers At Intel Are Protesting

BuzzFeed News, 2/11/16

Tech Shuttle Drivers Win Union Contracts

Reimagine, 2/9/16

Working for a Better Future

US Secretary of Labor, 2/3/16

Silicon Valley's poorest workers tell government 'we can't live like this'

The Guardian, 1/28/16

Washington Turns An Eye To Income Inequality In Silicon Valley

BuzzFeed, 1/27/16

Workers, Activists Meet With U.S. Labor Secretary Over 'Gig' Jobs That Offer No Benefits

CBS News, 1/26/16

Silicon Valley Rising Fights To Give Part-Timers “Opportunity to Work”

Campaign for America's Future, 1/25/16

Ten of the Best Things That Happened to American Workers in 2015

The Huffington Post, 12/30/15

Tech shuttle drivers in Silicon Valley negotiate wage hike

Computerworld, 11/24/15

Can the Bay Area Tech Economy Embrace Equity Before it's too Late?

New Economy Week, 11/9/15

Tech's Support Staff Talks Low Wages, Insecurity

MissionLocal, 10/20/15

The On-Demand Economy Should Be Challenged By Workers

The Huffington Post, 10/19/15

Tech's low-wage workers disrupt the disruptors

Aljazeera America, 10/18/15

Tech Companies: Listen Up, and Speak out on Climate Change

The Huffington Post, 10/14/15

Unions and tech: A most unlikely political alliance forms

San Francisco Chronicle, 10/2/15

Labor vs. Silicon Valley, David vs. Goliath?

MSNBC, 9/9/15

Silicon Valley's Labor Uprising

In These Times, 9/7/15

Diversity can be helped through 'cultural competency'

CNBC, 8/23/15

eBay Supports Drivers in Shuttle Contract Talks

eBay, 8/6/15

Silicon Valley Tech Giants Start To Raise Workers' Wages

NPR's Here & Now, 7/30/15

Immigrants Help Lead a New Silicon Valley Labor Movement

KQED, 7/21/15

High Tech and New Media: Organized Labor's New Frontier

National Law Review, 7/17/15

Growing labor movement shakes up Silicon Valley

KQED, 7/14/15

Quinn: Occupy, Silicon Valley style

Mercury News, 5/14/15

Google search: Inclusion of minorities, women becomes priority in tech industry

Fox News Latino, 4/23/15

Quinn: Silicon Valley becomes epicenter of social change

Mercury News, 3/31/15

From Microsoft, a Novel Way to Mandate Sick Leave

New York Times, 3/26/15

Silicon Valley Tech Titans: How Can They Help Solve Poverty And Inequality?

Tech Times, 3/24/15

A rising Silicon Valley doesn't lift all boats

CNN, 3/23/15

The New Silicon Valley Movement That Is Taking on the Tech Giants

The Nation, 3/10/15

A rising Silicon Valley doesn't lift all boats

Aljazeera America, 3/9/15

Silicon Valley Rising Fights for Worker Justice

The Huffington Post, 3/5/15

Silicon Valley's low-wage mess: How Apple was forced to revamp its subcontracting scheme

Salon, 3/5/15

Apple will replace contract security guards with full-time employees in Silicon Valley

MacWorld AU, 3/5/15

Can Silicon Valley help expand the middle class?

The Week, 3/5/15

Can Silicon Valley help expand the middle class?

The Week, 3/5/15

Apple to hire own security and put them on payroll

USA Today, 3/3/15

Apple will replace contract security guards with full-time employees in Silicon Valley

PC World, 3/3/15

Diversity in tech: 10 data points you should know

TechRepublic, 2/4/15

More Silicon Valley shuttle drivers look to unionize

USA Today, 1/12/15

Food-Service Switch at Intel Exposes Divisions in Silicon Valley

The Wall Street Journal, 11/25/14

Intel cafeteria workers at center of latest union action aimed at Silicon Valley companies

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 11/24/14

Facebook shuttle drivers vote to form union

The Almanac, 11/21/14

Facebook bus drivers unionize amid concern about work conditions

CIO, 11/19/14

Facebook shuttle drivers rally for right to unionize

ABC 7 News, 11/18/14

Everybody Thinks Google's New Domain for Latinos Is for Vegans

Cosmopolitan, 10/24/14

After Google and Facebook labor wins, Silicon Valley government contractors under fire

Silicon Valley Business Journals, 10/13/14

Google to Make Security Guards Employees, Rather Than Contractors

Wall Street Journal, 10/3/14

Silicon Valley labor groups target tech 'segregation' in push to raise wages

Silicon Valley Business Journals, 8/27/14

Blacks, Latinos Dominate Silicon Valley's 'Invisible Workforce'

Wall Street Journal, 8/26/14

Report: Tech creating black, Hispanic underclass

USA Today, 8/25/14

High-tech's service workers are a growing underclass

USA Today, 8/15/14

Voices: Silicon Valley has a diversity deficit

USA Today, 8/15/14