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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
Google 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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