Google Contractors Gain Pay Bump Thanks to Union, Still Not $15 Per Hour

It’s still shy of the $15 an hour mark the AWU-CWA sought.

“The work we do as raters for Google is critical to their success.

The Alphabet Workers Union didn’t comment beyond its press release.

Google and Appen didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

Google makes a majority of its revenue from ads, fueled by its massive presence in online search.

In the third quarter of 2022,the company posted $54.4 billion in advertising revenue.

Big Tech has gone so far as to terminate outspoken employees, withGoogle having to settle years later.

Appen provides rating services to Google, Facebook parent Meta and Amazon.