0005.json

{
    "date": "1999/06/04",
    "sources": [
        "https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-jun-04-fi-44011-story.html",
        "https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1p2-32575557/the-seeds-of-a-high-tech-union-sprout-in-washington"
    ],
    "actions": [
        "union_drive"
    ],
    "struggles": [
        "pay_and_benefits"
    ],
    "employment_types": [
        "white_collar_workers",
        "contract_workers"
    ],
    "description": "A group of temporary workers at Microsoft that includes accountants and lawyers has organized into a bargaining unit and is asking for representation through a local union, the Washington Alliance of Technology Workers. The employees expressed frustration at their status as contract workers, citing a lack of benefits as a motivating factor for the unionization attempt.",
    "locations": [
        "seattle",
        "washington",
        "usa"
    ],
    "companies": [
        "microsoft"
    ],
    "workers": 16,
    "tags": [
        "washtech"
    ],
    "author": "nataliyaned"
}