A group of YouTube music contractors, some of whom had been on strike, voted 41-0 to create a union. Workers want decent working conditions and a safe voice on the workplace.
More than 100 Apple store employees in Towson, near Baltimore, who recently organized into the Coalition of Organization Retail Employees have voted to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.
Microsoft has promised to engage with employee unions in the company. The sudden shift marks a significant change in the disapproval of unions by the major technology platforms. Microsoft also stated that it will not prevent its employees from joining a union.