Amazon workers vote against unionizing in Alabama

Re:Amazon workers vote against unionizing in Alabama by slantedview on Friday April 09, 2021 @01:41PM (#26753564)

But there's a massive difference in working conditions. There is no warehouse floor worker that will be making $15 an hour indefinitely. Eventually, their bodies will succumb to injuries while trying to keep up with the brutal pace of work mandated by Amazon.

So then what's worse: $11 an hour at a job you can work indefinitely, or $15 an hour at a job where your body will eventually fail and you may be left with a permanent injury which Amazon will not help you with?

https://coloradosun.com/2020/09/29/amazon-safety-crisis-thor...

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Re:Amazon workers vote against unionizing in Alabama by prepend on Saturday April 10, 2021 @05:02AM (#26760069)

> So then what's worse: $11 an hour at a job you can work indefinitely, or $15

I think people can make that decision when they choose to work for orgs.

I’d like to see info on how long warehouse workers last in the job.

But Amazon does provide disability insurance [0] beyond social security, so they do help with permanent injury for all their workers. If it’s on the job there’s also worker’s comp.

[0] https://www.amazon.jobs/en/landing_pages/benefitsoverview-us

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