Some 140 police represented by the Washington, DC and Capitol Police unions are injured — and five more die, some by apparent suicide, over the next several days — when pro-Trump rioters storm the U.S. Capitol in a failed effort to prevent Congress from formalizing the election of incoming President Joe Biden. 2021

More than 400 Google engineers and other workers form a union at the tech giant. Their Alphabet Workers Union, named after parent company, is an affiliate of the Communications Workers of America. Acknowledging that the company has more than 260,000 full time employees and contractors, union supporters said the move was primarily an effort to give structure and longevity to organizing efforts. 2021

California voters approve Proposition 22, exempting gig worker firms including Uber, Lyft and DoorDash, among others, from having to classify their workers in the state as employees, meaning they have no access to some basic labor protections and benefits. The “VOTE NO ON 22” campaign was financed by the companies to the tune of more than $200 million — the most ever spent on a ballot proposition in the state. 2020