{"id":22959,"date":"2026-05-05T07:37:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T05:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/google-deepmind-workers-in-uk-vote-to-unionize-amid-deal-with-us-military\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T07:37:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T05:37:31","slug":"google-deepmind-workers-in-uk-vote-to-unionize-amid-deal-with-us-military","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/google-deepmind-workers-in-uk-vote-to-unionize-amid-deal-with-us-military\/","title":{"rendered":"Google DeepMind workers in UK vote to unionize amid deal with US military"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exclusive: Worker pointed to Iran war and Pentagon\u2019s Anthropic feud as indications the department is \u2018not a responsible partner\u2019<\/p>\n

Workers developing Google<\/a>\u2019s artificial intelligence<\/a> products in the UK<\/a> have voted to unionize, in part out of concerns about a deal between the company and the US military that was announced last week.<\/p>\n

In a letter slated to go to management on Tuesday and shared exclusively with the Guardian, workers at Google DeepMind<\/a>, the company\u2019s AI research laboratory, requested recognition of the Communication Workers Union and Unite the Union as joint representatives of the lab\u2019s UK-based staff.<\/p>\n

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\nExclusive: Worker pointed to Iran war and Pentagon\u2019s Anthropic feud as indications the department is \u2018not a responsible partner\u2019
\nWorkers developing Google\u2019s artificial intelligence products in the UK have voted to unionize, in part out of concerns about a deal between the company and the US military that was announced last week.
\nIn a letter slated to go to management on Tuesday and shared exclusively with the Guardian, workers at Google DeepMind, the company\u2019s AI research laboratory, requested recognition of the Communication Workers Union and Unite the Union as joint representatives of the lab\u2019s UK-based staff. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Exclusive: Worker pointed to Iran war and Pentagon\u2019s Anthropic feud as indications the department is \u2018not a responsible partner\u2019 Workers developing Google\u2019s artificial intelligence products in the UK have voted to unionize, in part out of concerns about a deal between the company and the US military that was announced last week. In a letter …<\/p>\n

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