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Re:Amazon braces for another major round of layoffs, 14,000 ... by gosub100 on Saturday January 24, 2026 @07:00PM (#46749088)
Unions might be able to bargain against h1b because they can have an honest conversation with management about the "we just can't FIND anybody" lie.
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Re:Amazon braces for another major round of layoffs, 14,000 ... by thedevilslawyer on Saturday January 24, 2026 @07:08PM (#46749145)
When there's no solidarity amongst ALL workers, no wonder unions are a non starter.

In such an environment, H1B workers will actively fight union formation.

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Re:Amazon braces for another major round of layoffs, 14,000 ... by xienze on Saturday January 24, 2026 @07:33PM (#46749318)
But remember, the company can always decide to just not employ US-based employees (including H1B) at all. Your job can be done elsewhere for a fraction of the cost, remember?
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Re:Amazon braces for another major round of layoffs, 14,000 ... by ThrowawayR2 on Sunday January 25, 2026 @12:06PM (#46755808)
> "Unions might be able to bargain against h1b..."

Remember, H1-Bs and immigrants, that a union would be not be on your side. They would have a large percentage of pro-nativists, regardless of what they say officially. There's a long, long history of unions in the United States opposing immigrant labor that is worth reading up on.

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