Amazon workers vote against unionizing in Alabama

Re:Amazon workers vote against unionizing in Alabama by disgruntledphd2 on Sunday April 11, 2021 @03:55AM (#26768412)

I'm not actually talking about public service unions here, just at-will employment. I personally think that lots of people in this conversation seem to believe that it's either at-will, or the public sector process when in fact the European experience demonstrates that there's a lot of space between these two opposite poles.

My position is that given all this HR dance to prevent lawsuits, at-will doesn't really exist in professional jobs, so it might be worth ensuring that this is standard across all roles rather than just those where the fired employee might sue.

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Re:Amazon workers vote against unionizing in Alabama by bradleyjg on Sunday April 11, 2021 @11:54AM (#26771210)

If I felt confident that the law as written and applied would end up putting in place more or less what I’ve seen in corporate America:

- Do something egregious like steal or curse out a customer and you’ll be escorted off the premises

- For poor performance you can get a write up and a meaningful chance to improve before being fired

- You can be laid off just because your department / function / office isn’t needed anymore but they do something for you severance-wise

I’d support a legal change.

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