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- https://respectatwork.ie/latest/ Respect at Work video and background info
- https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2024/0604/1452853-microsoft-to-cut-azure-jobs-report/ Microsoft to lay off hundreds at Azure cloud unit RTE News, 4 June 2024
- https://www.rte.ie/news/europe/2024/0529/1451882-eu-ai-office/ EU creates ‘AI Office’ to regulate tech under tough new law RTE News, 29 May 2024
- https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/2024/05/02/google-somewhat-two-faced-on-workplace-politics/ Irish Times, 2 May 2024
- Tech giants base their European operations in Ireland because they don’t have to recognise unions, conference told
Irish Independent, 17 April 2024 - New collective bargaining laws to radically transform Ireland’s industrial landscape
Irish Examiner, 6 January 2024 - The union boss targeting Ireland’s tech sector: ‘It’s particularly hard work when Amazon won’t respond to a phone call’
Irish Times, 5 January 2024 - Gender pay gaps at many tech firms narrowing, reports find
Irish Independent, 18 December 2023 - Workers accuse Accenture of making ‘mockery’ of severance talks
Business Post, 29 October 2023 - Tech workers ‘increasingly concerned about stability of sector’ after Accenture cuts
Business Post, 13 August 2023 - Unions say ‘do the right thing’ after Accenture’s announcement of 890 layoffs in Ireland
The Journal, 3 August 2023 - Accenture – Communications Workers’ Union calls on company to engage in redundancy negotiations
The Irish Times, 2 August 2023 - The reality of Big Tech’s ‘fake work’ problem
The Business Insider, 10 July 2023 - Meta employee morale is low. Mark Zuckerberg is touting AI to fix that
Washington Post, 9 July 2023 - More Job Losses on the Horizon with Meta
MSN.com, 25 May 2023 - A View on Content Moderation
BBC.com, 25 April 2023 - Google’s parent Alphabet beats market expectations – Company, which employs 5,500 people in Ireland, posts revenues of $69m
Irish Times, 25 April 2023 - Google CEO Sundar Pichai made $226 million last year
CNN.com, 22 April 2023 - Google walkouts, London
Reuters, 4 April 2023 - Google Korea workers form a Union
UNI Global Union, 14 April 2023 - Accenture layoffs
Irish Times, 23 March 2023 - Google walkouts, Zurich
UNI Global Union, 15 March 2023 - Youtube CWA strike
CODE, 3 February 2023 - Amazon strikes, UK
BBC, 16 April 2023 - Microsoft signs Global Neutrality Agreement
CWA, 13 June 2022 - Twilio layoffs
Silicon Republic, 14 February 2023 - Indeed layoffs
The Journal, 24 April 2023 - Twitter layoffs
The Irish Times, 18 November 2022