I think [1] is related. It seems that the internal tool that was modified was the big company directory. Cutting off employees in different FC's from each other by removing them from the tool seems to be an effort to isolate the unionization contagion. Its pretty stupid, social media exists, employees will still find each other, most of what this does is make every Amazon employee believe in those leadership principles Amazon loves to bandy about a little bit less. Day 2 has arrived.

1. https://gizmodo.com/inspired-by-alabama-coworkers-amazon-wor...