Amazon to face U.S. union push in year ahead

Re:Amazon to face U.S. union push in year ahead by LatteLazy on Thursday December 24, 2020 @10:21AM (#25528181)

I'm trying hard here to give the benefit of the doubt. Help me understand: how is the AMA a union? Especially the sort of union people are suggesting for amazon. Specifically:

* do they negotiate standard wages, hours and work conditions?

* do they organise strikes and other action when they don't get what their members want?

* do they also represent unskilled workers, say hospital cleaners (as was being suggested for the amazon Union)?

Help me out here. Am I missing something? I'm no expert so I'm happy to be corrected...

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Re:Amazon to face U.S. union push in year ahead by nobodyandproud on Thursday December 24, 2020 @11:28PM (#25534195)

Sure: First, throw away the narrow conception of what you think a trade union is.

A trade union is simply an organization of workers to achieve a shared goal. That’s it.

For many trade associations, safety standards is a big one, and it becomes more important as the trade is more skilled.

So for instance, it’s the AMA that promoted the standards of medicine over the century and a half and lobbied to prevent quacks from practicing as “medical doctors”.

Do you believe the fragmented and haphazard standards in software today and management’s race to the bottom is beneficial to consumers or to society?

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