Citizen App Workers Vote to Unionize, Fearing Outsourcing
- It’s a rare victory for organizing at a VC-backed tech startup
- Company has embarked on a range of controversial experiments
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Employees of the crime-watch app Citizen voted to unionize, a rare instance of successful labor organizing at a venture-backed technology startup.
The Communications Workers of America won majority support in a National Labor Relations Board election, union spokesperson Beth Allen said. If the results are certified by the agency, the company will be legally required to negotiate with the union.