Google DeepMind staff unionise over Israel and US military ties

Google DeepMind staff unionise over Israel and US military ties Submitted by Areeb Ullah on Tue, 05/05/2026 - 13:03 Staff at Google’s AI division launch historic union drive, opposing use of their technology in Israel and Pentagon-linked projects Protesters gather with banners and placards outside the London offices of Google at a protest organised by PauseAI UK and other groups concerned in controlling the development of advanced Artificial Intelligence systems, London, February 2026 (AFP) Off Hundreds of workers in Google’s UK artificial intelligence division have voted to unionise over concerns that its technology is being used by the US to wage war on Iran and by Israel against Palestinians in Gaza. On Tuesday, the UK-based employees formally requested Google DeepMind to recognise the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and Unite the Union as their representatives in the workplace, in what organisers said could become the first unionisation effort at a major “frontier AI” lab globally. In an internal vote among CWU members at DeepMind, 98 percent voted in favour of unionising.