Leaked memo reveals Amazon’s plans to combat the Teamsters in California

Post by zugi » Sun, Jul 31, 2022, 9:54 PM UTC

dotopotoro wrote: post #37

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I read the article expecting to see terrible actions by Amazon fighting the union. Instead the article was about the Teamsters union convincing local governments to block Amazon from opening buildings, and Amazon "fighting back" by increasing their hiring of needy ex-cons and minorities from local colleges, ending their marijuana drug tests, and otherwise working to ingratiate themselves with their comminities. The T…

They seem to be very positive influence on amzn

Post by zugi » Sun, Jul 31, 2022, 9:55 PM UTC

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Do you honestly believe that Jeff Bezos, one of the wealthiest people on the planet, who just shot himself into space on a private rocket, is worried about his personal safety because of the president of the teamsters?

Post by nvrspyx » Sun, Jul 31, 2022, 9:59 PM UTC

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They will spend money on literally anything else except wage increases.

Most people that work for Amazon in the warehouse like working there. All you're hearing are from the union plants that are coordinating with media that both want to see Amazon fail. Meanwhile the fact that unions are having such a hard time gaining traction show that most of the members feel like they don't need it. The idea that you can intimidate hundreds of thousands of workers across the US is ludicrous.

Post by kelseyfrog » Sun, Jul 31, 2022, 10:01 PM UTC

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> when it's literally a companies goal to pay people as little as is functionally possible The meme that “fiduciary duty” means “maximise revenue at all costs” needs to die. This is a falsehood that has been debunked repeatedly.

Your two sentences in this thread is hardly debunking anything. What is Amazon maximizing if not profit? It certainly is not employee share of revenue or employee well being.

Post by colinmhayes » Sun, Jul 31, 2022, 10:03 PM UTC

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I'm sure people would still be griping, but nothing is static. The cost of everything keeps increasing and honestly, depending on where you live even at 20 dollars an hour it will be hard to make ends meet. There will always be a struggle between labor and employer where each will seek to maximize their share, it's the system we have set up. I really don't think people should be faulted for pushing for more when it's…

> when it's literally a companies goal to pay people as little as is functionally possible The meme that “fiduciary duty” means “maximise revenue at all costs” needs to die. This is a falsehood that has been debunked repeatedly.