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Re:1 out of every 153 American workers is an Amazon employee by kortilla on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @06:30PM (#28055019)
> unions are better able to represent the interests of the employees than, for example, the HR department would be able to

Employees are really good at complaining (at least in the US). Management that is interested in knowing what bothers employees definitely knows without a union.

> This could attract more talent to the company, improve retention

Paying more money works even better. People choose better paying jobs pretty consistently even if it means dropping the union.

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Re:1 out of every 153 American workers is an Amazon employee by dragonwriter on Tuesday August 03, 2021 @06:31PM (#28055032)
> Management that is interested in knowing what bothers employees definitely knows without a union.

Sure, but unions are good at motivating management to care.

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