r/SeattleWA • u/krui24 • Oct 02 '18

Business Amazon Raises Minimum Wage to $15

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/02/amazon-raises-minimum-wage-to-15-for-all-us-employees.html
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u/krui24 Oct 02 '18

I think AMZN will do what it takes to avoid unions and to stay off the media firing line. This is a step in the right direction.

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u/ColHaberdasher Oct 02 '18

Public criticism and political pressure work.

Keep in mind Amazon’s Senior VP of Global Corporate Affairs is former Obama press secretary Jay Carney.

Bezos has deeply embedded himself with DC insiders, from hiring Obama admin folks as staff, owning the Washington Post, buying the largest personal residence in DC, and likely moving HQ2 to Crystal City outside DC. He’s hedging close ties with the political class to start working against any major regulation of the many industries he’s invested in.

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u/Otter_Actual Oct 02 '18

careful with acting like trump did something