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Re:I worked in an Amazon warehouse. Bernie Sanders is right ... by chrisseaton on Monday September 17, 2018 @10:56AM (#18006479)
After unionising, why would Amazon listen to any of the union's demands? Would the union call a strike? Presumably there will be other employees waiting to take their place as these jobs do not require a lot of training and workers can be replaced quickly.

I would guess that Amazon would simply not even speak to any union representatives - there's no advantage to them in doing so.

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Re:I worked in an Amazon warehouse. Bernie Sanders is right ... by war1025 on Monday September 17, 2018 @12:56PM (#18007647)
The whole point of a union is to protect the rights of people who are doing things that don't take a lot of skill.
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Re:I worked in an Amazon warehouse. Bernie Sanders is right ... by chrisseaton on Monday September 17, 2018 @07:20PM (#18010982)
I know that’s the point - I can’t understand how they hope to achieve it as they have no leverage.
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Re:I worked in an Amazon warehouse. Bernie Sanders is right ... by war1025 on Monday September 17, 2018 @11:04PM (#18012151)
I don't know that I disagree with you regarding their lack of leverage, but I think it is more due to their inability to disrupt production because of Amazon's large size and ability to reroute order fulfillment.
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