Amazon reportedly has Pinkerton agents surveil workers who try to form unions

Re:Amazon reportedly has Pinkerton agents surveil workers wh... by mrtksn on Thursday December 03, 2020 @03:12PM (#25294061)

I guess they’re free to try fight it. It doesn’t mean it’s helpless case. Measures and countermeasures, businesses as usual.

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Re:Amazon reportedly has Pinkerton agents surveil workers wh... by ryanbrunner on Thursday December 03, 2020 @09:43PM (#25298328)

Except one party is a billion dollar business, and the other party is a single worker relying on an hourly wage job.

Without the threat of collective action, the idea is toothless.

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Re:Amazon reportedly has Pinkerton agents surveil workers wh... by mrtksn on Friday December 04, 2020 @12:27AM (#25299323)

Thanks to the not-union, the other party is not simply a single worker relying on an hourly wage job. Instead , the worker knows what can reasonably get from the company and if the company wrongs the worker, the not-union has the resources to help thanks to the subscription fees collected from the large number of members(potentially billions just like the companies).

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