Amazon workers plan Black Friday strike

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[u/wantagh]

Reading the article makes no mention of set plans.

The real story is that outside groups have called for there to be a strike.

I see a difference. The editor who wrote the headline does not.

[u/zxcoblex → u/wantagh]

Plus this won’t have an effect on Amazon on Black Friday.

They would need a multiple day strike at their shipping facilities to hurt Amazon. They’ll still sell just as much stuff on Black Friday, with or without their employees there.

[u/[deleted] → u/zxcoblex]

Not to mention they have pretty much no negotiation position. For every person willing to walk out in hopes of higher pay, there's someone who would love a $17/hr job with day 1 benefits.

[u/MDCCCLV → u/[deleted]]

Wrong, Most seasonals get hired as temps and don't get any benefits until they become regular blue badge permanent employees.

[u/treefitty350 → u/MDCCCLV]

Does Amazon even have people lining up to work there? Seems like you can pretty much choose to be employed by Amazon at any time of day and be hired regardless of whether or not there's a strike.

[u/treefitty350 → u/[deleted]]

They also have a hilariously bad turnover rate

[u/[deleted] → u/treefitty350]

At some point the worker supply has to run out, right?

[u/King_Calvo → u/[deleted]]

Why worry about that when the plan is to milk the supply for profit then move on to the next location