Google to Wage Joint Employer Fight in YouTube Union Case (1)

Alphabet Inc.’s Google illegally refused to bargain with a union representing YouTube contract staff, the NLRB held, allowing the technology giant to mount a court challenge to the finding that it jointly employs the staffing agency workers.

Google admitted its refusal to bargain while disputing the validity of a Communications Workers of America affiliate’s certification as the Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. workers’ representative, the National Labor Relations Board said in its ruling late Wednesday.

“We’re appealing the NLRB’s joint employer decision to federal court as Google does not control the employment terms or conditions of these Cognizant workers,” Google spokesperson ...