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Re:Amazon reportedly has Pinkerton agents surveil workers wh... by mrtksn on Thursday December 03, 2020 @04:08PM (#25294958)
You aren’t simply going to accept any offer, you are going to negotiate a fair one thanks to the intelligence you obtain from not-union.
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Re:Amazon reportedly has Pinkerton agents surveil workers wh... by na85 on Thursday December 03, 2020 @05:26PM (#25296108)
Without leverage that comes from collective bargaining, how does the intelligence change your negotiating position?
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Re:Amazon reportedly has Pinkerton agents surveil workers wh... by mrtksn on Thursday December 03, 2020 @09:24PM (#25298214)
It’s not about extortion, it’s about fair deal. The knowledge is useful as market research, in a similar way knowing rent prices in the neighborhood when renting.

In the current situation, companies have access to this and employees don’t.

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Re:Amazon reportedly has Pinkerton agents surveil workers wh... by na85 on Thursday December 03, 2020 @09:51PM (#25298367)
Characterizing collective bargaining as extortion is part of the problem.
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