The tech layoffs have created the perfect moment for tech workers to get organized and unionize, but getting there isn't easy

• The widespread tech layoffs shattered long-held illusions about the tech industry and its culture.
• That's pushing interest in organizing and unionization efforts across the tech industry, labor experts said.
• There are hurdles ahead, as tech workers fear for their jobs, but the perspective has forever changed. 

The layoffs that swept Google in January accomplished two big things.