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# YouTube Won’t Negotiate With New YouTubers Union
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/youtube-wont-negotiate-with-new-youtubers-union/
- Published: 2019-08-27T11:33:12.000Z
- Updated: 2019-08-27T11:33:12.000Z
- Description: YouTube has refused to negotiate with the YouTubers Union, a group formed last year to represent the rights of the tens of thousands of creators who earn a living on. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2019/08/youtube-wont-negotiate-with-new-youtubers-union.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, YouTube & Video, DIY, DIY musicians, indie, music, Music Business, music industry, Music Tech, musician, musicians, Union, YouTube, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:55

[![image from cdn.pixabay.com](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2022ad3b1eb4c200b-200wi "image from cdn.pixabay.com")](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2022ad3b1eb4c200b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)YouTube has refused to negotiate with the YouTubers Union, a group formed last year to represent the rights of the tens of thousands of creators who earn a living on the platform.The YouTubers Union recently aligned itself with IG Metall, a German metalworkers union that is the largest industrial union in Europe. But while making some moves to placate the protesters, talking to the union is a non-starter.

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“We explained to the union in great detail what YouTube is doing in terms of transparency and support for YouTubers,” a YouTube spokesperson said in an emailed [statement](https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/26/20833315/youtube-union-youtubers-negotiate-germany-meeting?ref=hypebot.com). “But we have also made clear that we are not going to negotiate their demands.”

The YouTubers Union launched on March 2nd, 2018, with a YouTube video titled:

 **“Creators, Users… To Arms! Join the YouTubers Union.”**