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Why Google's employees walked out and what it could mean for the future of labor

  • Written by Thomas Kochan, George Maverick Bunker Professor of Management Professor, Work and Organization Studies Co-Director, MIT Sloan Institute for Work and Employment Research, MIT Sloan School of Management
Why Google's employees walked out and what it could mean for the future of laborGoogle employees protest outside the company's Mountain View, California, headquarters. AP Photo/Noah Berger

The recent walkout by thousands of Google employees at offices around the world was the first protest of its kind by well-paid and benefit-rich high-tech workers.

The collective action was triggered by a report that their employer had awarded...

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