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Re:Amazon braces for another major round of layoffs, 14,000 ... by thedevilslawyer on Saturday January 24, 2026 @07:04PM (#46749111)
There's no unions for H1B workers. If there's any union stepping up for their interest, it would find mass enrollment tomorrow. Unfortunately, there isn't support by non-h1b engineers, let alone unions.
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Re:Amazon braces for another major round of layoffs, 14,000 ... by Arch-TK on Saturday January 24, 2026 @07:52PM (#46749459)
Not everywhere is in America you know... And non-H1B workers are probably precisely the kinds of workers that should be the ones rocking the boat.
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Re:Amazon braces for another major round of layoffs, 14,000 ... by nine_k on Saturday January 24, 2026 @11:10PM (#46750619)
Rocking the boat so much as to get fired, fail to find another employer before the visa expires, and be sent back home? A terrifying perspective for many.
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Re:Amazon braces for another major round of layoffs, 14,000 ... by futuraperdita on Sunday January 25, 2026 @01:10AM (#46751251)
Just to clarify that the parent may have edited, but wrote "non-H1B" workers, so they would be speaking about domestic / citizen employees, not ones on visa.
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Re:Amazon braces for another major round of layoffs, 14,000 ... by KittenInABox on Saturday January 24, 2026 @08:33PM (#46749726)
I am a non-h1b engineer and I declare it is in my best interest to advocate for h1-b engineers. Otherwise management would simply calculate why would they hire me and treat me well when they can hire a more desperate h1b holder and treat them like trash.
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Re:Amazon braces for another major round of layoffs, 14,000 ... by readthenotes1 on Saturday January 24, 2026 @09:53PM (#46750228)
Have you looked at who brought in the most H1B workers recently?
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Re:Amazon braces for another major round of layoffs, 14,000 ... by jenadine on Sunday January 25, 2026 @02:44AM (#46751704)
Who?
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