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Re:Amazon calls cops, fires workers in attempts to stop unio... by justinzollars on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @01:30AM (#31735087)
I was a member of a Union and in my opinion it contributed to a negative work environment where management develops an adversarial role against employees and vice versa. I'd say the employees and the company are better off without one.
Re:Amazon calls cops, fires workers in attempts to stop unio... by pm90 on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @02:17AM (#31735342)
If the management wasn’t adversarial towards you they definitely were towards others in the non unionized workplace, you probably just happened to be in the blue team.
Re:Amazon calls cops, fires workers in attempts to stop unio... by justinzollars on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @01:48PM (#31743181)
This isn't true. You don't need a mob to negotiate on an individuals behalf. Also why are unions silent about the United States policy towards exporting labor/manufacturing capacity to China and a huge influx of very low wage workers from Mexico? Both really really really hurt labor.
Re:Amazon calls cops, fires workers in attempts to stop unio... by pm90 on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @07:29PM (#31747301)
Union is not a “mob”.

Whataboutism is the dumbest way to make a point.

Re:Amazon calls cops, fires workers in attempts to stop unio... by justinzollars on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @10:42PM (#31748544)
Well, then you should go for the Unionization of whatever tech company you are an employee of. And you could experience the joys for yourself.
Re:Amazon calls cops, fires workers in attempts to stop unio... by electrozav on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @03:10AM (#31735683)
I'd say tough luck on this one because it's already adversarial - the power imbalance is too large at Amazon not to implement a union. That way the workers will have a more equal footing.
Re:Amazon calls cops, fires workers in attempts to stop unio... by justinzollars on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @01:50PM (#31743221)
Have you ever worked a Union job?
Re:Amazon calls cops, fires workers in attempts to stop unio... by electrozav on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @04:17AM (#31750390)
Yes, I worked in one union job - at a different point of time in my life also a guild. They improved my quality of work dealing with exactly the kind of predatory companies we're talking about here.

From what I gather from your comments, yours must have been a horrible experience (why?). It doesn't cancel the fact that these Amazon workers are being squeezed for a competitive edge in a company that's already a monopoly - in several sectors. They need to battle for fair working conditions which is exactly what a union will provide.

Re:Amazon calls cops, fires workers in attempts to stop unio... by gtsop on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @02:39AM (#31735484)
I was a member of the management and in my opinion the union contributed to a positive direction for the employees, but against me and that's why I called the cops
Re:Amazon calls cops, fires workers in attempts to stop unio... by justinzollars on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @01:55PM (#31743283)
> a positive direction for the employees

In what ways? Were they growing/developing themselves? I found working at a Union job everyone was just yelling at each-other all the time. It was horrible.