YouTube Music contractors say their office is promoting anti-union messages on TVs ahead of the union election

Sun, 03/26/2023 - 09:34

Photo of a TV screen in Cognizant's office. The screen displays questions workers should ask a union before deciding to vote in favor or against. — YouTube Music workers at Cognizant's Austin, Texas, office are surrounded by screens that cycle through anti-union messaging.
Sam Regan

The contracting firm Cognizant is pushing back as YouTube Music contractors begin union elections.
The union shared photos on Twitter showing talking points being displayed on office TVs.
Union members have been on strike to protest a return-to-office mandate, among other issues.

In November, the contracting firm Cognizant informed its workers for YouTube Music that they could no longer work from home — a move workers say is being used to weaken union organizing.

Now contractors say they're working in an office building that is partially under construction, where they're subject to toxic fumes and anti-union talking points displayed on TVs.