Re:Amazon workers vote against unionizing in Alabama
by zndr on Friday April 09, 2021 @12:44PM
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While you're correct, Amazon is so large that this single center being nuked from their org chart would have been an inconvenience. I think it's very easy for us to say "this would help you" but the reality is, it might have drawn a line in the sand, at the cost of every single employee's job.
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Re:Amazon workers vote against unionizing in Alabama
by CameronNemo on Friday April 09, 2021 @02:32PM
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This is exactly why the vote was probably the most pragmatic decision. A vote for unionization would have been brave and symbolic. But why should blue collar people in Alabama have to sabotage their livelihoods to make a point?
Re:Amazon workers vote against unionizing in Alabama
by TheAdamAndChe on Friday April 09, 2021 @01:05PM
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They're already facing anticompetitive scrutiny. Retaliation would have tipped the political scales.
Re:Amazon workers vote against unionizing in Alabama
by hbosch on Friday April 09, 2021 @02:17PM
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When is the last time busting a union brought any additional scrutiny from the US government, in a material sense?
While there are some stories lately about how much tax Amazon pays, the government is very much in the business of keeping Amazon (and all major US-based corporations and firms) happy... by contrast, the US government almost certainly cares very little for a warehouse worker in Alabama.