By making any case other than robust worker rights and fair compensation, they have demonstrated their culture and priorities as a corporation. But, by all means, I agree that one shouldn't stop their enemy when they're pointing a gun at their feet (edit: to clarify, this implies Amazon is making a strategic failure by fighting unionization efforts, at it reflects poorly on them).

You're hyperbole strikes me as ... kinda out there. Not sure anyone has guns pointed at anyone in this case.

Your comments strike me as unaware or complacent.

https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2020/04/29/Leaving-A...

https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2020/05/06/Answers

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/feb/05/amazon-wo...

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/youre-just-dispos...

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/11/amazo...

https://nypost.com/2019/07/13/inside-the-hellish-workday-of-...

https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/16/20696154/amazon-prime-day...

I simply don't think any of that matches the hyperbole.

The humble footgun is not really a “gun” in that sense. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/footgun

Did you genuinely not understand the "shooting oneself in the foot" metaphor?

They've had plenty of time to change their behavior. The issues are well known at this point.

> I don't expect people to agree with their case, but they should get to make it.

Yeah, though the problem is that "case" is likely professionally polished FUD (if American Factory is any guide) hammered home in mandatory meeting after mandatory meeting. It's like if every voter was required to attend mandatory info sessions by Republican advocates for 20 hours in the two weeks before an election, while listening to the Democratic advocates was voluntary and optional.

Did they pay them for those meetings?