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Re:Amazon worker chat app to ban words such as “union”, “pay... by aaomidi on Monday April 04, 2022 @09:29PM (#30914233)
If you have a senator or representative this would be a great time to ask what the fuck is the NLRB doing when there's this much anti union activity going on?

And if they don't respond some more direct action might be necessary.

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Re:Amazon worker chat app to ban words such as “union”, “pay... by randomfinn on Monday April 04, 2022 @10:04PM (#30914510)
> If you have a senator or representative

Most of us don't, but I've been looking at the lobbying numbers and they don't seem that expensive.

I think with crowd funding and smart targeting of the money it might not be that difficult to buy change.

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Re:Amazon worker chat app to ban words such as “union”, “pay... by harry8 on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @01:03AM (#30915466)
Are you suggesting we should crowd fund to get the money for politicians elected by the people to actually for the people?
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Re:Amazon worker chat app to ban words such as “union”, “pay... by joquarky on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @02:49PM (#30923214)
The Onion "suggested" this 12 years ago.

https://www.theonion.com/american-people-hire-high-powered-l...

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Re:Amazon worker chat app to ban words such as “union”, “pay... by kqr on Tuesday April 05, 2022 @06:29AM (#30917293)
Unfortunately that's how most of our capitalist democracies work.
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