Jeff Bezos’ Dystopian Legacy Goes Far Beyond Amazon
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Re: Jeff Bezos’ Dystopian Legacy Goes Far Beyond Amazon
#2This seems to be an advertorial for a union; it is based on a report by UNI Global Union, and also authored by someone from there.
Re: Jeff Bezos’ Dystopian Legacy Goes Far Beyond Amazon
#3This seems to be an advertorial for a union; it is based on a report by UNI Global Union, and also authored by someone from there.
You know that decades of anti-union propaganda is still in effect when individuals are convinced that working together with other individuals and pooling their resources to improve their working conditions is a bad thing.
Of course when companies do it - through trade associations or lobbying - it's seen as natural and necessary for their survival.
Re: Jeff Bezos’ Dystopian Legacy Goes Far Beyond Amazon
#4Reading articles like this makes me appreciate living in the EU. It's not always great, but clearly it could be worse.
Article 1 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights states "Human dignity is inviolable. It must be respected and protected." I feel like that would be broken were we to allow this behaviour towards workers.
Re: Jeff Bezos’ Dystopian Legacy Goes Far Beyond Amazon
#5Link should be updated to https://progressive.international/wire/2021-07-09-bezos-dyst... (The current article mentions that is where it was originally published)
Re: Jeff Bezos’ Dystopian Legacy Goes Far Beyond Amazon
#6This seems to be an advertorial for a union; it is based on a report by UNI Global Union, and also authored by someone from there.
You know that decades of anti-union propaganda is still in effect when individuals are convinced that working together with other individuals and pooling their resources to improve their working conditions is a bad thing. Of course when companies do it - through trade associations or lobbying - it's seen as natural and necessary for their survival.
Speaking from practice in a country where unions are a traditional thing, strong unions can and will screw over a workplace. It's usually about a show of power and abusing veto ability to stay in power until the place stagnates, loses competitive status and disintegrates.
Re: Jeff Bezos’ Dystopian Legacy Goes Far Beyond Amazon
#7Isn't Amazon's fear of running out of people a sign of the market correcting this?
Re: Jeff Bezos’ Dystopian Legacy Goes Far Beyond Amazon
#8This seems to be an advertorial for a union; it is based on a report by UNI Global Union, and also authored by someone from there.
You know that decades of anti-union propaganda is still in effect when individuals are convinced that working together with other individuals and pooling their resources to improve their working conditions is a bad thing. Of course when companies do it - through trade associations or lobbying - it's seen as natural and necessary for their survival.
But Amazon's motto is "Work hard. Have fun. Make history". Why are you against them having fun?
Re: Jeff Bezos’ Dystopian Legacy Goes Far Beyond Amazon
#9This seems to be an advertorial for a union; it is based on a report by UNI Global Union, and also authored by someone from there.
The overarching theme goes wider.
For one it is about workers having some say in their lives outside of voting with their feet. Collective bargaining is one proven way to achieve that.
The other is about the dehumanization of work environments with the help of "AI" AKA software. Similarly there are companies that force you to install spyware on your working device.
Re: Jeff Bezos’ Dystopian Legacy Goes Far Beyond Amazon
#10This seems to be an advertorial for a union; it is based on a report by UNI Global Union, and also authored by someone from there.
The overarching theme goes wider. For one it is about workers having some say in their lives outside of voting with their feet. Collective bargaining is one proven way to achieve that. The other is about the dehumanization of work environments with the help of "AI" AKA software. Similarly there are companies that force you to install spyware on your working device.
> force you to install spyware on your working device.
If it’s their device, what’s wrong with that? Use your own device when you want privacy.