Austin, Texas - YouTube Music workers won their election to form a union in a landslide victory on Wednesday, marking a significant step forward for tech industry employees.

A group of YouTube Music workers voted 41-0 in favor of organizing with the Alphabet Workers Union on Wednesday, with eight employees opting against participation.

Although the workers are hired by a contractor called Cognizant, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in March ruled that Google, along with the third-party contractor, is their employer.

In his 15-page decision, the NLRB's Fort Worth-based Regional Director Timothy Watson states that Google "exercises direct and immediate control over benefits, hours of work, supervision and direction of work."

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A union win means Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc., may be legally required to bargain with the contracted employees.

Google has since appealed the NLRB regional director's decision, but that didn't stop workers from declaring victory this week.

"After months of union-busting by @Google & @Cognizant, our YouTube Music members have just won their NLRB union election in a blowout victory & are ready to bring BOTH of their employers to the negotiating table to win their fair share," the Alphabet Workers United tweeted after the vote.

The YouTube Music workers garnered national attention in February when they went on strike to protest Google's return-to-office policy and to demand higher wages, better working conditions, and the right to form a union free from retaliation.

Alphabet and Cognizant have until May 3 to file an objection to the election results before the NLRB certifies the win.