Category: labor
Google, Alphabet employees seek to form a union
A group of more than 200 Google and Alphabet workers have announced their efforts to form a union. With the help of Communication Workers of America Union’s Campaign to Organize Digital Employees (CODE-CWA), the Alphabet Workers Union seeks to be open to both employees and contractors. Of the roughly 227…
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Human Capital: The biggest labor stories of 2020
Hellllooooo, 2021! Welcome back to Human Capital, a weekly newsletter that details the latest in the realms of labor, and diversity and inclusion. Not a ton happened this week so I figured I’d use the time to look back on some of the more notable labor stories of 2020. Sign…
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Dear Sophie: Tips for getting a National Interest green card by myself?
Sophie Alcorn Contributor Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives. More posts by this contributor Dear…
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Use Git data to optimize your developers’ annual reviews
3 metrics can help you understand true performance quality Alex Circei 16 hours Alex Circei Contributor Alex Circei is CEO and co-founder of Waydev, a Git analytics tool that measures engineers’ performance automatically. More posts by this contributor If you care about remote employees, start tracking their performance The end…
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Dear Sophie: What’s ahead for US immigration in 2021?
Sophie Alcorn Contributor Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives. More posts by this contributor Dear…
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Human Capital: Ex-Pinterest employees who alleged discrimination say ‘no progress has been made’
This was quite the week for Pinterest and not in a good way. While the company settled the gender discrimination lawsuit brought forth by its former COO, the hefty $22.5 million settlement highlighted some of the tech industry’s inequities. Meanwhile, Airbnb outlined some new goals around diversity and inclusion, despite…
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