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Tech workers at findhelp (formerly Aunt Bertha) voted 95–52 in an election certified by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for their labor union, the findhelp Solidarity Network. The union will now form a bargaining committee and negotiate its first union contract.
“Today’s an exciting day for all findhelp employees—our union gives us a seat at the table and provides us a voice in our working conditions,” said Leah Norman, community engagement manager and organizing committee member. “Findhelp Solidarity Network looks forward to collaborating with findhelp management to negotiate a contract that fosters our ability to do our best work and support as many people as possible. As the labor movement grows in the tech industry, we are excited to be a part of it!”
The union includes more than 165 curators, engineers, salespeople, business analysts, as well as production support, customer success and other classifications headquartered in Austin, Texas, and they will be represented by OPEIU’s Tech Workers Union Local 1010.
“The workers of findhelp have spoken, and today we have shown that organized labor has a place at findhelp and in tech,” said Keith Young, a software engineer and organizing committee member. “I am optimistic we can look forward to a constructive and fruitful bargaining process between the Collective Bargaining Committee and management—the workers of findhelp deserve nothing less.”