US labor agency calls for Google to bargain with worker union

The National Labor Relations Board has claimed that Alphabet’s Google, as an employer of contract workers, must bargain with the union representing these employees. Board spokeswoman Kayla Blado said a probe is also underway into a complaint that Google and recruiter Accenture Flex changed working conditions without bargaining first. Should Google be found to be the joint employer of workers provided by Accenture, it would then be liable for any violations of federal labor law.