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Community groups issue demands to Google over downtown San Jose village

San Jose Mercury News, 4/12/18

Community group presents demands to Google for San Jose mega campus

ABC 7 News, 4/12/18

Activists put pressure on Google to preserve low-income communities

KQED News, 4/13/18

Community groups in San Jose demand protections against displacement

KCBS News, 4/13/18

Group Holds Rally At Google Hq, Demands Conditions To SJ Mega-Campus

Bay City News, 4/12/18

Grupos comunitarios piden a Google que ayude a personas de bajos recursos de Mountain View

Univision, 4/12/18

Group Rallies At Google HQ, Makes Demands For SJ Mega-Campus

Mountain View Patch, 4/12/18

Community members fear planned Google Village will make San Jose more unaffordable

KRON 4, 4/12/18

Group Demands Conditions To San Jose Google Mega-Campus

CBS Bay Area, 4/12/18

South Bay group to make demands over Google's San Jose development plans

ABC 7 News, 4/12/18

Google says it’s close to owning enough downtown San Jose properties for ‘viable’ development

San Jose Mercury News, 4/10/18

3 Million Uber Drivers Are About to Get a New Boss

The Atlantic, 4/10/18

Mountain View or Googleville?

San Francisco Public Press, 3/28/18

San Jose lags on affordable housing as home prices soar beyond $1 million

San Jose Mercury News, 3/17/18

Google’s Growing Empire May Transform Biggest City in Bay Area

Bloomberg, 3/1/18

Google downtown San Jose village study group launches with lively discussion

San Jose Mercury News, 2/28/18

San Jose group has demands for Google ahead of proposed mega-campus

ABC 7 News, 2/27/18

Proponent Of Google Development Responds To Issue Of Non-Disclosure Agreements

SFGate, 2/22/18

Poll: San Jose Google Campus Proposal Raises Concerns For Residents

CBS Bay Area, 2/16/18

Google sought confidential agreements with San Jose City Council

San Jose Mercury News, 2/14/18

San Jose approves proposed prices for Google deal on government properties

San Jose Mercury News, 2/13/18

Whose boats is tech really lifting?

Politico, 2/7/18

Google Village Project Advances Despite Pushback by Residents

Courthouse News, 2/1/18

All workers need unions – including those in Silicon Valley

The Guardian, 1/31/18

Google advisory group moves forward in San Jose despite intense pushback

San Jose Mercury News, 1/30/18

Protest at Google over proposed San Jose mega campus

ABC 7 News, 1/24/18

Activists Stage Protest Over Planned Google Campus In San Jose

CBS Bay Area, 1/24/18

San Jose Housing Activists Protest Google's Plan For Massive New Campus Downtown

NBC Bay Area, 1/24/18

Google’s San Jose expansion draws protests

KRON 4, 1/24/18

San Jose releases long-awaited Google campus engagement plan

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 12/20/17

Amid community concerns, Google seeks the key to unlocking land at Diridon

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 12/15/17

How Google’s future campus could be a game-changer for Silicon Valley

Curbed, 12/5/17

San Jose prepares for growth as Google plans downtown campus village

Peninsula Press, 11/10/17

'We still need to eat': Tech boom creates working homeless

Associated Press, 11/8/17

Renters' Rights Advocates Protest at San Jose City Hall

NBC Bay Area, 11/9/17

San Jose council agrees to buy land near Google project amid resident concerns

The Mercury News, 10/31/17

Coders of the world, unite: can Silicon Valley workers curb the power of Big Tech?

The Guardian, 10/31/17

Tesla employees protest mass firings at Fremont factory

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 10/24/17

Comunidad de San José teme por la vivienda y los negocios ante la expansión de Google

Univision 14, 10/20/17

Google, San Jose talks over proposed transit village progress amid protests

The Mercury News, 10/19/17

More than 100 service workers protest Google mega campus in San Jose

KTVU, 10/19/17

Google, San Jose agree downtown village can’t be a ‘spaceship’

The Mercury News, 9/20/17

San Jose residents asked for input on land around Diridon Caltrain station, SAP Center

ABC 7 News, 9/20/17

Silicon Valley’s burgeoning labor movement

Salon, 9/4/17

San Jose Town Hall Thursday on Google Mega-Campus Project

CBS Bay Area, 8/24/17

Town Hall Meeting In San Jose Discusses Google Mega-Campus

CBS Bay Area, 8/24/17

East San Jose town hall scrutinizes Google village project

The Mercury News, 8/24/17

Elon Musk May Be a “Visionary,” But His Vision Doesn’t Seem To Include Unions

In These Times, 8/10/17

500 Workers Staffing Facebook’s Cafeteria Just Voted to Unionize

The Nation, 7/31/17

Cafeteria Workers At Facebook Headquarters To Join Union

CBS SF Bay Area, 7/25/17

Facebook cafeteria workers join Silicon Valley Rising campaign

ABC 7 News, 7/24/17

If Silicon Valley is the knowledge work capital of the world, why does it have so many lousy jobs?

The Sacramento Bee, 7/20/17

3 things to know about Silicon Valley's minimum wage increases

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 6/30/17

San Jose’s minimum wage will reach $12 on Saturday, but still behind other cities

The Mercury News, 6/29/17

Silicon Valley, Not Willing to Wait, Forges Ahead on Boosting Minimum Wage

The Wall Street Journal, 6/28/17

Google Eyes San Jose for Campus for 20,000 Employees

KQED, 6/27/17

New Google Village in San Jose?

KPFA, 6/26/17

San Jose officials start land negotiations with Google

SF Gate, 6/21/17

San Jose’s tightrope over Google’s downtown village plan

The Mercury News, 6/21/17

4 big things San Jose and Google need to hash out for the Diridon Station deal

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 6/21/17

San Jose officials to meet over Google's proposed office complex

ABC News, 6/20/17

Piden al alcalde de San José establecer requerimientos a Google para beneficio de la comunidad

Univision 14, 6/20/17

Google's Plan to Transform San Jose Diridon Station Draws Criticism

NBC Bay Area, 6/19/17

Google village property buys continue in downtown San Jose

The Mercury News, 6/19/17

How labor would spread the benefits of Google's huge downtown San Jose ambitions

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 6/19/17

City council passes agreement with Google to discuss new San Jose complex

KTVU, 6/19/17

Google's Plan to Transform San Jose Diridon Station Draws Criticism

NBC Bay Area, 6/19/17

Google’s Plans To Build Mega Campus In San Jose Met With Concerns

CBS Bay Area, 6/19/17

A labor movement is brewing within the tech industry

Salon, 6/10/17

How can tech companies treat their contractors better?

TechCrunch, 6/6/17

Fighting for Renters’ Rights: A Win for Grassroots Organizing in Silicon Valley

Equal Voice Action, 6/2/17

Commentary: Tech leaders must look beyond universal basic income

The Mercury News, 5/30/17

North Bayshore a boomtown for cheaper housing -- if it gets built

Mountain View Voice, 5/19/17

Meet the Activists Organizing the Tech Sector Against Trump

The Nation, 5/17/17

An Estimated 3,000 March At Annual 'May Day' Rally In San Jose

Campbell Patch, 5/2/17

May Day protests put spotlight on tech's other immigrant workers

CNN, 5/1/17

Uber Will Let Employees Join May 1 Protest, Because Unlimited Vacation

Vocativ, 4/26/17

Google Okays Staff Protesting May 1, Asks Vendors To Do The Same

BuzzFeed News, 4/25/17

Facebook Gives Staff Green Light to Join May 1 Political Protests

Bloomberg, 4/18/17

San Jose City Council to consider ‘just cause’ renter eviction rule

The Mercury News, 4/16/17

Google Let Its Engineers Strike. Will It Make Sure Its Cleaners Can Too?

BuzzFeed News, 4/13/17

Outside unions, groups step up pressure on Tesla

The Mercury News, 4/13/17

Residentes marchan para manifestar por supuestos desalojos injustificados

Telemundo 48, 4/13/17

VIDEO: San Jose renters pushing for end to ‘no-cause evictions’ by landlords

KRON 4, 4/12/17

San Jose Community Leaders Sound Alarm on No-Cause Evictions"

ABC 7 News, 4/12/17

Protesters Push Proposal for Renters' Rights in San Jose

NBC Bay Area, 4/12/17

Report: San Jose landlords are 'Cashing in on Renters'

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 4/12/17

Service Workers in Silicon Valley City Win Added Job Security

Equal Voice News, 3/30/17

Silicon Valley Has a Homelessness Crisis

The Nation, 3/30/17

Council Passes Worker Retention Ordinance, Approves Soccer Park

The Santa Clara Weekly, 3/24/17

Immigration Crackdown Sparks Silicon Valley Protests

OurFuture.org, 3/19/17

Tech workers protest Trump policies in Silicon Valley rally

CNET, 3/16/17

Silicon Valley Tries To Turn Its Newfound Political Awareness Into Action

Fast Company, 3/15/17

Silicon Valley Immigrants, Supporters Demonstrate At Palo Alto City Hall

Patch, 3/15/17

Silicon Valley flexes protest muscles at Pi Day rally

USA Today, 3/14/17

Tech workers protest Trump on Pi Day

CNN, 3/14/17

Tech employees rallied Tuesday to urge their employers to get woke

Recode, 3/14/17

Tech workers protest Trump on Pi Day

NBC2, 3/14/17

Opposition to Trump unites Silicon Valley's white- and blue-collar workers

Mic, 3/14/17

In Silicon Valley, ‘Pi Day’ Gets Political With Tech Worker Protest

Vocativ, 3/14/17

Pi-Day Walk-Out

Axios, 3/14/17

Tech Stands Up: Silicon Valley rally held against Trump

Aljazeera, 3/14/17

San Jose: New law giving part-timers access to more hours begins Monday

The Mercury News, 3/13/17

San Jose's 'opportunity to work' law goes into effect

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 3/13/17

City ordinance affecting San Jose part-time workers' hours goes into effect today

KTVU, 3/13/17

Entra en vigor nueva ordenanza laboral en San José

Telemundo 48, 3/13/17

Uber CEO Kalanick Quits Trump Economic Council

CBS Bay Area, 2/2/17

Uber CEO Resigns His Post With Trump Advisory Council

NBC Bay Area, 2/2/17

Uber CEO leaves Trump council, Tesla CEO Elon Musk to stay

The Mercury News, 2/2/17

Silicon Valley Up in Arms Over Proposed H-1B Overhaul

E-Commerce Times, 1/31/17

San Jose City Council approves critical change to rent control policy

The Mercury News, 1/31/17

Silicon Valley private security guards win union representation

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 1/30/17

Bus Drivers Working Alongside Silicon Valley Millionaires Struggle to Afford Rent, Some Sleep in Cars

ABC News, 1/13/17

Minimum wage: Bay Area cities prepare for increases in 2017

Mercury News, 12/30/16

Minimum wage: Bay Area cities prepare for increases in 2017

Mercury News, 12/30/16

As Trump Meets Tech CEOs, “Silicon Valley Rising” Calls For Resistance

Campaign for America’s Future, 12/14/16

An Early Holiday Boost to Low-Wage Silicon Valley Workers?

JD Supra, 12/10/16

San Jose Council sets schedule for $15 minimum wage increase

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 11/16/16

San Jose Workers Win $15 Hourly Wage, in Heart of Silicon Valley

Equal Voice for Families, 11/16/16

San Jose City Council aims to make minimum wage $15

ABC 7 News, 11/15/16

San Jose City Council approves $15 an hour minimum wage

KTVU, 11/15/16

San Jose council approves $15 minimum wage by 2019 with youth exemption

The Mercury News, 11/15/16

San Jose Union, Labor Leaders Want to Accelerate $15 an Hour Minimum Wage Increase

NBC Bay Area, 11/15/16

San Jose elected leaders and administrators divided on minimum wage hike

The Mercury News, 11/13/16

How Silicon Valley business fared on key ballot measures

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 11/09/16

Election 2016: Measure E — Opportunity to Work

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 11/08/16

Tech Shuttle Drivers Win Union Contracts

Reimagine, 10/31/16

The Battle of Hastings: What’s Behind the Netflix CEO’s Fight to Charterize Public Schools?

Capital & Main, 10/12/16

Minimum wage law reviewed

Los Altos Town Crier, 10/12/16

DoL Suit Highlights Asian Glass Ceiling in Tech

E-Commerce Times, 10/11/16

The Silicon Valley Union Victories You Haven’t Heard Of

The Nation, 10/5/16

Palo Alto requires $15 minimum wage by 2019

The Mercury News, 9/28/16

Janitors at tech companies got a better deal — but not from Dell

The Mercury News, 8/26/16

Supes endorse San Jose ballot initiative that would give part-time workers more hours

KRON, 8/16/16

INTERVIEW: Inside the Movement For Silicon Valley’s “Invisible Workforce,” Part II

Model View Culture, 7/25/16

INTERVIEW: Inside the Movement For Silicon Valley’s “Invisible Workforce”

Model View Culture, 7/25/16

Desechan iniciativa de horas extra en San José

Univision, 6/29/16

San Jose voters to decide on 'Opportunity to Work'

The Mercury News, 6/29/16

San Jose mayor to write ballot argument against part-time worker measure

San Jose Business Journal, 6/29/16

Exigen más horas laborales para empleados

Univision, 6/28/16

San Jose City Leaders May Require Employers to Increase Hours for Part-Time Workers

ABC 7, 6/28/16

Ballot Measure Would Boost Hours for Part-Time Workers

San Jose Inside, 6/27/16

The Invisible Silicon Valley

U.S. Department of Labor Blog, 6/15/16

Silicon Valley $15 by 2019 regional minimum wage gets big boost from Cities Association vote

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 6/10/16

San Jose will study measure to boost hours for part-time employees

The Mercury News, 5/25/16

Brownstein: San Jose rent control law still falls far short of the need

The Mercury News, 5/23/16

Fight for Full Time

Shelterforce, 5/19/16

San Jose Fails to Pass Rent Hike Protections

KPFA, 5/12/16

What Women Want This Mother’s Day: Opportunity

The Left Hook, 5/8/16

$15 an Hour Won’t Help These Workers

The Nation, 5/2/16

Silicon Valley low-wage workers on the move

Liberation, 4/30/16

Ten arrested at rally to support unionization of Intel cafeteria workers

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 4/28/16

Silicon Valley part-time workers file petition to work more hours

SFGate, 4/26/16

Measure to boost part-time worker hours headed for November ballot

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 4/26/16

Will Uber’s New ‘Drivers Association’ Have Any Real Power?

Huffington Post, 4/26/16

Teamsters To Organize California Uber Drivers Association

BuzzFeed, 4/22/16

Study reveals earnings crisis in San Jose

Univision, 4/21/16

Underemployment a continuing problem for Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 4/21/16

Workers, Advocates and Employers Weigh in on Fair Scheduling Practices

WDTV, 4/21/16

The Real Gig Economy: Why You Should Care About Contract Workers in Tech

Tech Workers Coalition, 4/21/16

Workers' next big fight: Fairer scheduling

CBS Money Watch, 4/20/16

Tech's 'Invisible' Workforce

KQED, 3/31/16

Important Study Looks At Silicon Valley’s “Invisible” Low Wage Workers

Campaign for America's Future, 3/30/16

Silicon Valley subcontracting makes income inequality worse, report finds

The Guardian, 3/30/16

What we know about the people who clean the floors in Silicon Valley

The Washington Post, 3/30/16

The Place Where the Poor Once Thrived

The Atlantic, 2/24/16

San Jose Workers Ask for More Work Hours

Univision, 2/16/16

Seth Sternberg: 'Gig' economy can leave workers, families behind

Mercury News, 2/16/16

Silicon Valley's Wealth Gap

The Nation, 2/11/16

Tech Shuttle Drivers Win Union Contracts

Reimagine, 2/9/16

Bus Riders Step Up for Better Service

Reimagine, 2/9/16

Working for a Better Future

US Secretary of Labor, 2/3/16

Silicon Valley's poorest workers tell government 'we can't live like this'

The Guardian, 1/28/16

Washington Turns An Eye To Income Inequality In Silicon Valley

BuzzFeed, 1/27/16

Workers, Activists Meet With U.S. Labor Secretary Over 'Gig' Jobs That Offer No Benefits

CBS News, 1/26/16

Silicon Valley Rising Fights To Give Part-Timers “Opportunity to Work”

Campaign for America's Future, 1/25/16

New initiative would force San Jose employers to offer more hours to part-timers...

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 1/25/16

Opportunity To Work Initiative – First of Its Kind in the Nation

The Left Hook, 1/25/16

Ballot measure in San Jose would boost hours for part-time employees

San Jose Mercury News, 1/25/16

San Jose community members deliver initiative for more hours to part-time workers

KRON, 1/25/16

Honor To Make Caregivers Employees With Benefits

IT News Online, 1/21/16

Rumblings of rent control in Silicon Valley in 2015

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 12/31/15

Ten of the Best Things That Happened to American Workers in 2015

The Huffington Post, 12/30/15

Tech shuttle drivers in Silicon Valley negotiate wage hike

Computerworld, 11/24/15

Uber-noxious

ROOFLINES, 11/13/15

Can the Bay Area Tech Economy Embrace Equity Before it's too Late?

New Economy Week, 11/9/15

Tech's Support Staff Talks Low Wages, Insecurity

MissionLocal, 10/20/15

The On-Demand Economy Should Be Challenged By Workers

The Huffington Post, 10/19/15

Tech's low-wage workers disrupt the disruptors

Aljazeera America, 10/18/15

Tech Companies: Listen Up, and Speak out on Climate Change

The Huffington Post, 10/14/15

Unions and tech: A most unlikely political alliance forms

San Francisco Chronicle, 10/2/15

Quinn: Silicon Valley's stealthy, selfish war on taxes

Mercury News, 9/11/15

Labor vs. Silicon Valley, David vs. Goliath?

MSNBC, 9/9/15

Silicon Valley's Labor Uprising

In These Times, 9/7/15

Diversity can be helped through 'cultural competency'

CNBC, 8/23/15

eBay Supports Drivers in Shuttle Contract Talks

eBay, 8/6/15

Immigrants Help Lead a New Silicon Valley Labor Movement

KQED, 7/21/15

Growing labor movement shakes up Silicon Valley

KQED, 7/14/15

Can Silicon Valley help expand the middle class?

The Week, 3/5/15

Apple will replace contract security guards with full-time employees in Silicon Valley

PC World, 3/3/15

Apple to hire own security and put them on payroll

USA Today, 3/3/15

More Silicon Valley shuttle drivers look to unionize

USA Today, 1/12/15

Facebook bus drivers unionize amid concern about work conditions

CIO, 11/19/14

After Google and Facebook labor wins, Silicon Valley government contractors under fire

Silicon Valley Business Journal, 10/13/14

Google to Make Security Guards Employees, Rather Than Contractors

Wall Street Journal, 10/3/14

Blacks, Latinos Dominate Silicon Valley's 'Invisible Workforce'

Wall Street Journal, 8/26/14

Report: Tech creating black, Hispanic underclass

USA Today, 8/25/14

Community groups issue demands to Google over downtown San Jose village

Community group presents demands to Google for San Jose mega campus

Activists put pressure on Google to preserve low-income communities

Community groups in San Jose demand protections against displacement

Group Holds Rally At Google Hq, Demands Conditions To SJ Mega-Campus

Grupos comunitarios piden a Google que ayude a personas de bajos recursos de Mountain View

Group Rallies At Google HQ, Makes Demands For SJ Mega-Campus

Community members fear planned Google Village will make San Jose more unaffordable

Group Demands Conditions To San Jose Google Mega-Campus

South Bay group to make demands over Google's San Jose development plans

Google says it’s close to owning enough downtown San Jose properties for ‘viable’ development

3 Million Uber Drivers Are About to Get a New Boss

Mountain View or Googleville?

San Jose lags on affordable housing as home prices soar beyond $1 million

Google’s Growing Empire May Transform Biggest City in Bay Area

Google downtown San Jose village study group launches with lively discussion

San Jose group has demands for Google ahead of proposed mega-campus

Proponent Of Google Development Responds To Issue Of Non-Disclosure Agreements

Poll: San Jose Google Campus Proposal Raises Concerns For Residents

Google sought confidential agreements with San Jose City Council

San Jose approves proposed prices for Google deal on government properties

Whose boats is tech really lifting?

Google Village Project Advances Despite Pushback by Residents

All workers need unions – including those in Silicon Valley

Google advisory group moves forward in San Jose despite intense pushback

Protest at Google over proposed San Jose mega campus

Activists Stage Protest Over Planned Google Campus In San Jose

San Jose Housing Activists Protest Google's Plan For Massive New Campus Downtown

Google’s San Jose expansion draws protests

San Jose releases long-awaited Google campus engagement plan

Amid community concerns, Google seeks the key to unlocking land at Diridon

How Google’s future campus could be a game-changer for Silicon Valley

San Jose prepares for growth as Google plans downtown campus village

'We still need to eat': Tech boom creates working homeless

Renters' Rights Advocates Protest at San Jose City Hall

San Jose council agrees to buy land near Google project amid resident concerns

Coders of the world, unite: can Silicon Valley workers curb the power of Big Tech?

Tesla employees protest mass firings at Fremont factory

Comunidad de San José teme por la vivienda y los negocios ante la expansión de Google

Google, San Jose talks over proposed transit village progress amid protests

More than 100 service workers protest Google mega campus in San Jose

Google, San Jose agree downtown village can’t be a ‘spaceship’

San Jose residents asked for input on land around Diridon Caltrain station, SAP Center

Silicon Valley’s burgeoning labor movement

San Jose Town Hall Thursday on Google Mega-Campus Project

Town Hall Meeting In San Jose Discusses Google Mega-Campus

East San Jose town hall scrutinizes Google village project

Elon Musk May Be a “Visionary,” But His Vision Doesn’t Seem To Include Unions

500 Workers Staffing Facebook’s Cafeteria Just Voted to Unionize

Cafeteria Workers At Facebook Headquarters To Join Union

Facebook cafeteria workers join Silicon Valley Rising campaign

If Silicon Valley is the knowledge work capital of the world, why does it have so many lousy jobs?

3 things to know about Silicon Valley's minimum wage increases

San Jose’s minimum wage will reach $12 on Saturday, but still behind other cities

Silicon Valley, Not Willing to Wait, Forges Ahead on Boosting Minimum Wage

Google Eyes San Jose for Campus for 20,000 Employees

New Google Village in San Jose?

San Jose officials start land negotiations with Google

San Jose’s tightrope over Google’s downtown village plan

4 big things San Jose and Google need to hash out for the Diridon Station deal

San Jose officials to meet over Google's proposed office complex

Piden al alcalde de San José establecer requerimientos a Google para beneficio de la comunidad

Google's Plan to Transform San Jose Diridon Station Draws Criticism

Google village property buys continue in downtown San Jose

How labor would spread the benefits of Google's huge downtown San Jose ambitions

City council passes agreement with Google to discuss new San Jose complex

Google's Plan to Transform San Jose Diridon Station Draws Criticism

Google’s Plans To Build Mega Campus In San Jose Met With Concerns

A labor movement is brewing within the tech industry

How can tech companies treat their contractors better?

Fighting for Renters’ Rights: A Win for Grassroots Organizing in Silicon Valley

Commentary: Tech leaders must look beyond universal basic income

North Bayshore a boomtown for cheaper housing -- if it gets built

﻿Meet the Activists Organizing the Tech Sector Against Trump

An Estimated 3,000 March At Annual 'May Day' Rally In San Jose

May Day protests put spotlight on tech's other immigrant workers

Uber Will Let Employees Join May 1 Protest, Because Unlimited Vacation

Google Okays Staff Protesting May 1, Asks Vendors To Do The Same

Facebook Gives Staff Green Light to Join May 1 Political Protests

San Jose City Council to consider ‘just cause’ renter eviction rule

Meet the Activists Organizing the Tech Sector Against Trump

Silicon Valley Has a Homelessness Crisis