Amazon Warehouse Workers to Decide Whether to Form Company's First U.S. Union

Re:Amazon Warehouse Workers to Decide Whether to Form Compan... by ATsch on Friday January 15, 2021 @03:49PM (#25796235)

I totally agree with your concerns about people being kept in their job for unjustified reasons. I think it's something we've all had experience with.

At my first job, I had a horrible boss. A friend tried to speak up against him and was promptly fired. Turns out he was a relative of the CEO and was thus unfireable.

Just a few weeks ago I also spoke to someone who told his experience of reporting someone for sexual harassment at a major tech company, just to learn that they were well aware of it but refused to do anything because of good performance.

We should absolutely consider the role uninions can play regarding unfirable employees. Being able to push the company to get rid of them can have a huge impact on the well-being of workers.

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Re:Amazon Warehouse Workers to Decide Whether to Form Compan... by bluGill on Friday January 15, 2021 @03:56PM (#25796321)

If sexual harassment really exists a lawyer will be glad to help. Companies that don't take care of it end up in big trouble - to your lawyers advantage.

Sexual harassment is one of several things that the legal system takes seriously.

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Re:Amazon Warehouse Workers to Decide Whether to Form Compan... by TheCoelacanth on Friday January 15, 2021 @05:49PM (#25797578)

That's just objectively false. Look at all the cases of sexual harassment coming out where the perpetrator had been doing it for decades to dozens of people without any consequences.

Getting sexual harassment claims taken seriously is an uphill battle and often harms the careers of the people who complain.

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Re:Amazon Warehouse Workers to Decide Whether to Form Compan... by bluGill on Friday January 15, 2021 @08:03PM (#25798814)

I agree, but staying silent is not the answer.

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Re:Amazon Warehouse Workers to Decide Whether to Form Compan... by ATsch on Friday January 15, 2021 @04:05PM (#25796476)

I think the fact that you read that message and this was your conclusion is kind of concerning.

Either way getting a restraining order or whatever on someone you work with is definitely not going to improve your situation, if you can even prove it in the first place.

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Re:Amazon Warehouse Workers to Decide Whether to Form Compan... by stretchcat on Friday January 15, 2021 @04:27PM (#25796757)

Surely the lawyer would be for pursuing a lawsuit, not a restraining order.

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