{"id":348617,"date":"2021-10-04T23:27:32","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T20:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/citizen-app-workers-push-to-form-union-as-company-blasts-outside-meddling\/"},"modified":"2021-10-04T23:27:32","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T20:27:32","slug":"citizen-app-workers-push-to-form-union-as-company-blasts-outside-meddling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/citizen-app-workers-push-to-form-union-as-company-blasts-outside-meddling\/","title":{"rendered":"#Citizen app workers push to form union as company blasts outside \u2018meddling\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Citizen <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> workers push to form union as company blasts outside \u2018meddling\u2019<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Workers at controversial public safety app Citizen are forming a union.<\/p>\n<p>Employees of Citizen\u2019s central operations department \u2014 a group covering 69 people, including workers who send out public safety alerts based on 911 calls and user reports \u2014 filed with the National Labor Relations Board in September to hold a union election, according to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nlrb.gov\/reports\/graphs-data\/recent-filings?r%5B0%5D=02\">NLRB<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nlrb.gov\/case\/02-RC-283400\">records<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The workers are unionizing through the New York branch Communications Workers of America, which also represents employees of telecom companies like AT&amp;T and Verizon. <\/p>\n<p>A Citizen spokesperson told The Post that the company is against the union drive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are best positioned to address challenges and grow together as a Citizen team without meddling from an outside union,\u201d the spokesperson said. \u201cWe support our mission-driven high-performance team with above market compensation, full benefits, stock options, and career opportunities for all employees, and will continue to take steps to improve on any support offerings that may be needed.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-nypost-medium-post\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"322\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/2GBBYCA-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=322\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19693155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/2GBBYCA-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=644 644w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/2GBBYCA-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=483 483w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/2GBBYCA-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=322 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/2GBBYCA-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=161 161w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/2GBBYCA-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\"\/><figcaption>The Citizen app sends out public safety alerts based on 911 calls and user reports<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Alamy Stock Photo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear what exactly prompted the union drive and CWA spokesperson Beth Allen declined to comment, but former Citizen central operations employees have griped to The Post that their jobs involved working odd and grueling hours.<\/p>\n<p>One ex-operations worker said they would sometimes be scheduled for 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. shifts one day, then 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next. Supervisors refused to give the worker steadier hours, taking a toll on their personal relationships, the former employee said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another ex-operations worker said they lost 12 pounds over a matter of months while working for Citizen due to stress associated with frequent overnight shifts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was taking a toll on my physical and mental health,\u201d the employee said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/4avj4b\/workers-at-crime-watch-app-citizen-are-unionizing\">Vice reported<\/a> that interest in a union at Citizen gained steam after the company\u2019s founder and CEO, Andrew Frame, put out a $30,000 reward for\u00a0information leading to the arrest of a male arson suspect in Los Angeles, urging employees to \u201cFIND THIS F\u2014K\u201d in internal messages \u2014 before finding out that the man with a bounty on his head was innocent.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The union drive only covers Citizen\u2019s central operations department, according to NLRB records. That means that other workers \u2014 including Citizen\u2019s \u201cstreet team\u201d members who are paid $25 an hour to run around the city live-streaming crime scenes \u2014 are excluded.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-849737844.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19693166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-849737844.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-849737844.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/GettyImages-849737844.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The union drive gained steam after Citizen CEO Andrew Frame put out a $30,000 bounty on an innocent man\u2019s head, Vice reported. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Steve Jennings<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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