In Wake of Meta Layoffs, Alphabet Workers Union-CWA Calls on Tech Workers to Get Organized

AWU-CWA Local 9009 members were outside the Google I/O annual event educating workers about the Googlers for Job Security campaign and gathering new petition signatures.

Last month, Meta sent shockwaves through the tech industry, performing a round of mass layoffs that eliminated approximately 8,000 jobs. This move prompted the elected Executive Board of the Alphabet Workers Union (AWU-CWA Local 9009) to release a statement calling on tech workers to get organized.

“It might feel like we are powerless in the face of these overwhelming market forces, but as the tech workers who power these companies, we are the people best positioned to do something about it,” reads the statement. “The products generating massive profits for companies like Meta and Google don’t exist without our labor. That’s why we say to Googlers and tech workers across the industry: Don’t mourn, organize!”

Meta’s mass layoffs occurred during Google I/O, a flashy annual event during which Alphabet unveils new products. At the Google I/O Demo Day for employees in Mountain View, Calif., AWU-CWA members armed with clipboards walked the lines of workers waiting to get into the event, educating coworkers about the Googlers for Job Security campaign demands and gathering new petition signatures. As AWU-CWA member Ezra Wu said, “We need security to be creative, and creativity is what powers all the cool stuff that happens at I/O.”

To stay up to date on AWU-CWA’s Googlers for Job Security campaign and future calls to action, follow them on Instagram, X, Facebook, Bluesky, and LinkedIn.

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This post originally appeared on cwa-union.org.