Stepping into the labor conversation, Microsoft said Thursday it recognized employees' right to form and join a union but believed its own workers "will never need to organize" to facilitate conversations with executives and leaders.
Seemingly unprompted, the Redmond, Washington-based company announced that it is poised to respond if a union effort does crop up, writing in a blog post that recent campaigns across the country and in the tech industry have "led us to conclude that inevitably these issues will touch on more businesses, potentially including our own."
"None of us ever knows precisely what challenges the future will bring," Microsoft President and Vice Chair Brad Smith wrote. "But we're willing to bet that a company that listens to and works well with its employees is likely to have a winning hand."
