Amazon is intimidating and harassing organizing workers in Montreal

Post by specialist » Tue, Jun 28, 2022, 1:45 AM UTC

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missedthecue 4 hours ago > OPEC is also a union missedthecue 1 hour ago > I wouldn't call OPEC a union You might want to re-examine your cybersecurity measures - someone hacked your account.

Yes, I put it in those terms to help remove the blinders some people have on. In a strict sense, I guess you could that OPEC does meet the definition of a union, in the sense that it is a group of entities coordinating together. Just like the EU, a marriage, the commonwealth, or the USA. We're really just splitting hairs at this point. My main point is that the motives and tactics of both OPEC and the UAW are identic…

Post by ETH_start » Tue, Jun 28, 2022, 6:06 AM UTC

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The employer owes you nothing. You're citing your difficult circimstances to justify getting the government to seize control of an employer from its shareholders, in dictating its hiring decisions. But as a practical matter, opportunities expand faster when labor markets are free, and capital owners are secure in their rights. Employment growth has been widely observed to be stronger where labor laws are less restric…

> 1950 That prosperity almost certainly more to do with the post-WW2 economic boom than anything else. There are arguments to be made against unions but citing what happened in the golden era of the '50s-'60s isn't one of them.

Post by ETH_start » Tue, Jun 28, 2022, 6:16 AM UTC

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>If they know they are going to take a hit? Oh now its 'regular people' in the comments going to bat for a company everyone hates these days. >I have to say the worst by far is Amazon. Every post about them has this shit happen. >Obvious shills in the comments, flamebait and wars. When they can't get them to flag and get a post off the front page they do their best to muddy the waters. https://news.ycombinator.com/ne…

Fair enough, but why is it that on every post critical of Amazon there's a bunch of freshly-made accounts just for the purpose of spreading fud?

Post by dunefox » Tue, Jun 28, 2022, 7:43 AM UTC

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Because that would be communism or something.

Good one. Now explain why unionized European programmers don't get paid nearly the same as un-unionized American ones. Is it because of fascism or something?

Post by palmetieri2000 » Tue, Jun 28, 2022, 8:07 AM UTC

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What does the word union mean to you?

Restricting competition to raise the cost of the product sold. That's why unions hate people who cross the picket line. If you willingly compete, you undermine the whole strategy.