Amazon instructs New York workers “don't sign” union cards

Re:Amazon instructs New York workers “don't sign” union cards by hedora on Saturday July 16, 2022 @12:05PM (#32119368)

I get the impression the dollar amount didn't change. Instead, the existence of the market did. (None of the other parents we know have been able to find babysitters either.)

Presumably, it'll even out after the labor shortages subside.

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Re:Amazon instructs New York workers “don't sign” union cards by lotsofpulp on Saturday July 16, 2022 @12:10PM (#32119409)

Have you tried offering $2,500 per hour? The market exists. There are babies that need babysitting, and people capable of babysitting.

What does not exist is an intersection of the supply and demand curves of people willing and able to pay what people capable of babysitting want to get paid for babysitting.

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Re:Amazon instructs New York workers “don't sign” union cards by alistairSH on Saturday July 16, 2022 @12:20PM (#32119492)

Are we talking about nannies or a sitter for a random single night? Are there no teenagers in the neighborhood who want an “easy” 4 hours work? That’s what we did with my son (late 90s). Same as my parents did with me and my sister (early 80s).

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Re:Amazon instructs New York workers “don't sign” union cards by mh- on Saturday July 16, 2022 @01:08PM (#32119924)

If he's in SF.. probably not, actually.

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