Amazon workers in NY vote to unionize

[CitizenVectron]

Amazon Workers on Staten Island Vote to Unionize - The New York Times

WWW.NYTIMES.COM

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Despite heavy lobbying by the company, workers at the facility voted by a wide margin for a union. It was seen as a rebuke of the company’s treatment of its employees.

 

[Fizzzzle]

Bu-bu-but unions are BAD for workers! You're better off without them! We feel so strongly about that that we spend tens of millions of dollars combating unions every year! 

[Firewithin]

how long until amazon closes that location for reasons 

[Mr.Vic20]

5 minutes ago, Firewithin said:

how long until amazon closes that location for reasons 

Given its location, that's doubtful, but I do expect news of a Prime price hike soon. 

[SoberChef]

They're about to open another in Syracuse, let's hope they'll do the same!

[Jason]

[cusideabelincoln]

The HR offices for Walmart actually warn new hires that mentioning the U word is grounds for termination.

[Xbob42]

39 minutes ago, cusideabelincoln said:

The HR offices for Walmart actually warn new hires that mentioning the U word is grounds for termination.

That sounds extremely illegal!

[CastlevaniaNut18]

42 minutes ago, cusideabelincoln said:

The HR offices for Walmart actually warn new hires that mentioning the U word is grounds for termination.

I recall something along those lines when I worked there from 2006-2010. Don't recall if they outright threatened termination, but they were heavy handed about encouraging workers not to bring up unions.

[cusideabelincoln]

Heavy handedness was definitely present. I was told to never talk about unionizing at work at all. Also told I should never talk to an outside union rep under any circumstance. And then they would finish off the barrage against unions by saying the company does everything in its power to provide the best benefits to employs and unions aren't necessary.

 

And this tactic must work.  I've never heard anyone talk about unions, even if it was something in the news, and no one has ever suggested that we need one despite the fact that literally every single day they complain about the working conditions, and in the past two years chronic injuries have tripled while they continue to demand more production than they ever have. 

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

I mean that’s very illegal but also very common 

[Jason]

Amazon calls for election re-run after workers voted for first U.S. union

WWW.REUTERS.COM

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Amazon.com Inc on Friday called for an election re-run after workers at a New York City warehouse voted to create the company's first U.S. union, saying that the U.S. labor board and worker-organizers suppressed turnout.

 

[Ricofoley]

 

[Ricofoley]

Gotta get those NFTs rolled out fast

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

I’m gonna go get some coffee at a unionized Starbucks to congratulate them

[Jason]

As you see in those vote totals Starbucks shops are relatively small headcount, so they're gonna be a a fuck of a lot easier to organize en masse than something like an Amazon warehouse. A relatively small number of people you need to convince and the people within a shop presumably all know each other. 

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

48 minutes ago, Jason said:

As you see in those vote totals Starbucks shops are relatively small headcount, so they're gonna be a a fuck of a lot easier to organize en masse than something like an Amazon warehouse. A relatively small number of people you need to convince and the people within a shop presumably all know each other. 

Significantly less turnover, too

[Ricofoley]

 

Absolute king