Google Reportedly Backs Down on Office Demands as Contractors Threaten to Strike

Return to office remains a contentious issue in Silicon Valley and a group ofGooglecontractors are pushing back.

Google, Cognizant and the AWU didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

Google employees have been told to come into workthree days a weekby comparison.

The differing RTO demands between full-time workers and contractors show the imbalance between the company’s workforce.

Contractors make up more than half of Google’s 200-thousand-plus workforce, according to a 2019 New York Timesreport.

Return to office demands highlight the push-pull between capital and labor in Silicon Valley.

Apple haspushed its RTO plans backdue to rising Covid-19 cases and have proposed a three-day in-office schedule.