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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Julia Forrest

Google contractors on strike in Austin hope to rally support among tech workers


A group of contractors who work for Google’s YouTube Music service are in their third week of picketing in Austin in what their union says is the first strike in the company’s history.

Their efforts have received attention and assistance from U.S. Rep. Greg Casar, D-Austin, and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, as backers hope the strike will inspire more labor organizing in the tech sector.

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