80 HCL Tech employees at Google vote to unionise, cite low salary

BENGALURU: In a first, nearly 80 employees of HCL Technologies, who are deployed at Google office in Pittsburgh, have voted to unionize citing lesser pay and benefits, said the United Steelworkers (USW) union on Tuesday.
These 80 technology sector professionals are employed by the fourth largest India tech services company and working at Google’s Bakery Square offices.
The USW union said that it was proud to welcome these new members “The workers, who are staffed at the tech giant’s Bakery Square office alongside Google employees, voted today for union representation. They are seeking a voice on the job and the opportunity to bargain over wages and working conditions,” the union said.