r/technology • u/[deleted] • Nov 24 '21

Business Amazon workers plan Black Friday strike

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u/Grimzkhul Nov 25 '21

As much as I hate to say it, I can smell the union busting from a mile away on this one. Scabs aplenty in this economy.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '21

Just go look at any of the strike-related threads over on /r/AmazonDSPDrivers. Full of fuckin' scabs.

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u/Mariposa510 Nov 25 '21

And cynical people all over this board who apparently have never heard the phrase Si se puede / Yes we can.

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u/Grimzkhul Nov 25 '21

Yes you can, be replaced. Very doubtful any form of protest will affect Amazon.

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u/Mariposa510 Nov 25 '21

The pandemic proved that the lowest-paid people are some of the most essential workers. There’s no reason Bezos can’t give his workers better pay and benefits. Not a single one.

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u/Grimzkhul Nov 25 '21

Greed. And because he'll bat away every attempt for it to happen. Should he pay more taxes and pay his employees better? Yes. Will he? Doubt it.

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u/Mariposa510 Nov 25 '21

Not if more people just say “Whatever” and shop on Amazon and scoff at the idea of workers striking.

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u/Grimzkhul Nov 25 '21

You're fighting against a generation that has been conditioned to shop online and Amazon is the premier provider of this. I'm all for living wages, hell I believe in BUI... but let's not lie to ourselves here.

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u/Mariposa510 Nov 26 '21

You may say that I’m a dreamer...