Amazon reportedly has Pinkerton agents surveil workers who try to form unions
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#2These transcripts are literal, hard to read with "it seems", "I mean", "you know", "sort of", "so". Transcripts should be be cleaned up for print.
Re: Amazon reportedly has Pinkerton agents surveil workers who try to form unions
#3"Pinkerton: for over one-hundred years, the ones to call when you've got a union problem."
I mean, that has to be their schtick, right, even if it's unspoken? Because that pretty much sums up what I know about Pinkerton, so I would assume they are happy with that.
As for the topic at hand, yeah well, that's what companies do...for over one-hundred years as well.
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#4It just astounds me that the Old Timey Pinkertons are still around, to be honest. That is a company that my 98 year old grandfather tells stories about from his childhood.
I know there are other old companies, but Pinkerton is one of those that just sounds old fashioned.
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#5I thought the headline was a mistake and that these were “Pinkerton-style” agents.
Nope. They’re legitimately Pinkerton. Surely Amazon must know better than to partner with the most recognized name in anti-labor practices. Their PR guy needs to be sitting in on these meetings.
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#6Why would you expect anything else? Amazon is a logistics company like UPS; if Bezos didn't squeeze every last drop of profit from their employees it wouldn't be world-dominating.
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#7This is equal parts sad and hilarious if true. I have a sudden urge to watch Deadwood again.
Re: Amazon reportedly has Pinkerton agents surveil workers who try to form unions
#8These transcripts are literal, hard to read with "it seems", "I mean", "you know", "sort of", "so". Transcripts should be be cleaned up for print.
Then they wouldn't be transcripts...
Re: Amazon reportedly has Pinkerton agents surveil workers who try to form unions
#9I thought the headline was a mistake and that these were “Pinkerton-style” agents. Nope. They’re legitimately Pinkerton. Surely Amazon must know better than to partner with the most recognized name in anti-labor practices. Their PR guy needs to be sitting in on these meetings.
I mean, they’re the most recognized name because they’re the best at it.
Re: Amazon reportedly has Pinkerton agents surveil workers who try to form unions
#10The levels of corporate greed in the world today are making me give up on humanity.