Tensions between the multinational technology company Google and its workers escalated in 2018 and 2019 as staff protested company decisions on a censored search engine for China, a military drone artificial intelligence, and internal sexual harassment.[1]
Google employees formed trade unions in South Korea, the United States, the United Kingdom and elected a staff council in Switzerland. Subcontractors form basis for majority of unionizing at Google, including cafeteria services. Separately, Alphabet Workers Union launched to organize across Alphabet Inc, the parent company of Google.