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Workers Who Train Google's Search Algorithm Finally Got a Raise Thanks to Union Action

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https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3ad9dn/workers-who-train-googles-search-algorithm-finally-got-a-raise-thanks-to-union-action

Thousands of Google contract workers responsible for training and rating the engine’s search results will receive a historic pay raise this year after a months-long Alphabet Workers Union-CWA campaign, the AWU-CWA announced Wednesday.
The workers are based at RaterLabs, an AI training vendor whose only known client is Google, according to an AWU-CWA press release. Where these workers, known as raters, were previously paid as little as $10 an hour, they will now be paid $14 or $14.50 an hour, depending on experience. The AWU-CWA estimates that the raise will affect between 3,000 and 5,000 workers, for a total collective salary increase of about $10 million.

Workers Who Train Google's Search Algorithm Finally Got a Raise Thanks to Union Action

Jan 11, 2023, 7:25pm UTC

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https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3ad9dn/workers-who-train-googles-search-algorithm-finally-got-a-raise-thanks-to-union-action > Thousands of Google contract workers responsible for training and rating the engine’s search results will receive a historic pay raise this year after a months-long Alphabet Workers Union-CWA campaign, the AWU-CWA announced Wednesday. > The workers are based at RaterLabs, an AI training vendor whose only known client is Google, according to an AWU-CWA press release. Where these workers, known as raters, were previously paid as little as $10 an hour, they will now be paid $14 or $14.50 an hour, depending on experience. The AWU-CWA estimates that the raise will affect between 3,000 and 5,000 workers, for a total collective salary increase of about $10 million.