Amazon to Lay of 18k Workers

Re:Amazon to Lay of 18k Workers by robswc on Friday January 20, 2023 @10:48AM (#34454658)

Couldn't this potentially make it so those jobs never existed in the first place? Seems companies would be less willing to hire if it becomes harder to let employees go. What is the incentive to take risk? The reason Europe is almost out of the tech race entirely is in large part due to European companies not taking risks.

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Re:Amazon to Lay of 18k Workers by outside1234 on Friday January 20, 2023 @08:11PM (#34462631)

I think there needs to be some sort of counterbalance. We probably don't need full UAW style unions, but we need some sort of collective voice and power so that there can actually be a conversation with management.

I think Germany's work councils could be a good starting point to work from.

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Re:Amazon to Lay of 18k Workers by robswc on Friday January 20, 2023 @09:17PM (#34463155)

>so that there can actually be a conversation with management

What conversations do you need to have? Genuine question.

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