Behind the Rising Labor Movement in Tech

Function with Anil Dash by Vox Media Podcast Network

Dec 10, 201863:26Technology

On November 1, 2018, thousands of Google employees around the world staged a mass walkout in protest of how the company handled claims of sexual misconduct. While this is not the first time we have seen protests at this...

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