Amazon locks down internal employee communications amid organizing efforts
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Re: Amazon locks down internal employee communications amid organizing efforts
#2Seems like Amazon's getting desperate now. Too bad the US government is the weakest in decades it's been to do something for the workers.
Re: Amazon locks down internal employee communications amid organizing efforts
#3tl;dr: Email lists with 500+ people must be moderated and have a manager moderate them. (It's unclear if manager means 'manages employees' or 'manages email list'.)
This seems pretty draconian to me, if it's true.
Re: Amazon locks down internal employee communications amid organizing efforts
#4Note: this was posted last week, and therefore not caused by a Amazon VP leaving (but perhaps could be partially a cause to the VP leaving)
Re: Amazon locks down internal employee communications amid organizing efforts
#5tl;dr: Email lists with 500+ people must be moderated and have a manager moderate them. (It's unclear if manager means 'manages employees' or 'manages email list'.) This seems pretty draconian to me, if it's true.
It would seem like a pretty clear-cut case if these managers denied messages talking about unionizing.
Re: Amazon locks down internal employee communications amid organizing efforts
#6Seems like Amazon's getting desperate now. Too bad the US government is the weakest in decades it's been to do something for the workers.
It's been that way for the past 40 years or so, but I think that's starting to change.
Re: Amazon locks down internal employee communications amid organizing efforts
#7>The company told Recode that the moderation policy is not new but that Amazon has begun enforcement against lists that either weren't following the rules or had previously been granted exceptions after a "routine audit." An internal message to employees, obtained by Recode, said the change was to "minimize disruption to any business-critical email lists."
"We have always had the rule ready, in case we needed to start enforcing it."
Re: Amazon locks down internal employee communications amid organizing efforts
#8tl;dr: Email lists with 500+ people must be moderated and have a manager moderate them. (It's unclear if manager means 'manages employees' or 'manages email list'.) This seems pretty draconian to me, if it's true.
It would seem like a pretty clear-cut case if these managers denied messages talking about unionizing.
"I'm sorry. Your message about labor rights does not fall in line with Amazon's mission and has been filtered."
You wouldn't even need a human to do this.
Re: Amazon locks down internal employee communications amid organizing efforts
#9Why does anyone work there? What a nightmare.
Re: Amazon locks down internal employee communications amid organizing efforts
#10Seems like Amazon's getting desperate now. Too bad the US government is the weakest in decades it's been to do something for the workers.
It wouldn't matter. The current administration is from a party whose platform is as anti-labor as their opposition was under Woodrow Wilson. Even if we had a strong Federal government right now, it would be interested in aiding Amazon, not it's workforce.
As it is I fully expect to hear talking points that "responsible" workers wouldn't strike or try to organize, or that there should be a law against unionization during national emergencies.