Amazon Says It Doesn’t ‘Employ’ Drivers, But Records Show It Hired Firms to Prevent Them From Unionizing::Amazon spent $14.2 million total on anti-union consulting in 2022, filings with the Department of Labor show.

  • Hyggyldy@sffa.community
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    2 years ago

    What’s crazy is I hear unionization is usually more expensive to fight against, but these CEO’s are essentially morally opposed to it. Every time I hear stories of these people their lives would have been so much easier and their businesses more profitable but they just cannot stand people unionizing.

    • gibmiser@lemmy.world
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      2 years ago

      Well basically it means they have to actually negotiate with their workers via unions. That’s almost like work. They prefer not to have to do anything to “earn” their billions.

    • phillaholic@lemm.ee
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      2 years ago

      They also have the option of not treating them like shit. Happy workers don’t usually want to unionize.

      • nsfw_alt_2023@lemmynsfw.com
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        2 years ago

        I’m a fairly happy employee and I want to unionize.

        I remember working through the Great Recession and I never want to take a 7 year pay cut again.