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Re:Amazon warehouse workers 'peed in bottles' fearing punish... by snoman on Monday April 16, 2018 @03:49PM (#16852107)
People deride unions, but collective bargaining has also been a very effective solution in the past.
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Re:Amazon warehouse workers 'peed in bottles' fearing punish... by gkya on Monday April 16, 2018 @05:56PM (#16853196)
And that's why people deride unions. It's a defence mechanism.
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Re:Amazon warehouse workers 'peed in bottles' fearing punish... by untog on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @01:00PM (#16860141)
...why would a defence mechanism for worker health be something people deride?
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Re:Amazon warehouse workers 'peed in bottles' fearing punish... by gkya on Tuesday April 17, 2018 @01:59PM (#16860728)
To weaken it, so that it has less people and less power, and is not respected by the rest of the population.
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