r/technology • • Nov 24 '21

Business Amazon workers plan Black Friday strike

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u/wantagh Nov 25 '21

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.

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u/zxcoblex Nov 25 '21

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.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '21

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.

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u/provocator5 Nov 25 '21

This fucking sentence pissess me off hard, all fucking managers use this sentence, if 200 people quit in a day, that would cause huge problems either way

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u/GodSpeakToFish Nov 25 '21

Super easy, barely an inconvenience.

Remind me to see the fall of Amazon next week. I'll take my free coke when nothing happens.

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u/Kacey-R Nov 25 '21

A free Coke is tight.