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Re:Amazon's anti-union site for its Alabama warehouse by captainzidgel on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @01:39AM (#26011194)
> IF YOU’RE PAYING DUES… it will be RESTRICTIVE meaning it won’t be easy to be as helpful and social with each other. So be a DOER, stay friendly and get things done versus paying dues

What is this line even supposed to mean? Probably the most incomprehensible union busting talking point I've ever heard.

Re:Amazon's anti-union site for its Alabama warehouse by drak0n1c on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @02:04AM (#26011318)
My wife worked in the event planning industry - the few unionized venues she had to deal with were a huge pain loaded with restrictions. As a client you couldn't even move a table by yourself on the spot - a union employee had to do it as part of an assigned task. Perhaps it's warning of similar red tape that gets in the way of doing work directly.
Re:Amazon's anti-union site for its Alabama warehouse by ineedasername on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @01:46AM (#26011236)
I was confused at that as well. Ultimately I decided it was a veiled threat that management would be angry and make their lives harder.
Re:Amazon's anti-union site for its Alabama warehouse by scotth on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @01:52AM (#26011260)
That, or they're pitting union and non-union members against each other.
Re:Amazon's anti-union site for its Alabama warehouse by ineedasername on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @02:01AM (#26011307)
Usually it's all or nothing: a place unionizes, everyone is a member of the union. Technically, you could say "no I'm not going to be a member". But you're still part of what is called the bargaining unit. In some cases it is even possible to opt out of the union dues... there was a Supreme Court case about it recently that came down on the side of allowing opt-out, but I don't know the full extent/ramifications of that ruling.
Re:Amazon's anti-union site for its Alabama warehouse by Meph504 on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @02:35AM (#26011458)
The ramifications are pretty massive. here is a decent summary.

https://www3.swipeclock.com/blog/union-employers-what-you-ne...

Re:Amazon's anti-union site for its Alabama warehouse by Hamuko on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @02:22AM (#26011385)
"Doer" sounds like they're trying to bring in the "maker" moniker into jobs where you don't really make anything. "Maker" sounds fun and positive - you're someone who creates something! Not really it has the same kind of effect when you're not making anything and you're just doing what you were ordered to do.
Re:Amazon's anti-union site for its Alabama warehouse by chordalkeyboard on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @02:26AM (#26011408)
Probably the part where some employees will pay dues and some won’t, introducing a rift between employees where formerly there was none.