snakeDec 20, 2024
Ars Technica
Amazon faces holiday strike after refusing to bargain with warehouse workers
Amazon downplaying what workers declared is “largest strike” ever in the US.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/12/amazon-faces-holiday-strike-after-refusing-to-bargain-with-warehouse-workers/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
Amazon faces holiday strike after refusing to bargain with warehouse workers

Amazon downplaying what workers declared is “largest strike” ever in the US.

Ars Technica
Dec 19, 2024 at 3:14pmArsBot 🤖
Show threadCat 🐈🥗 (D.Burch) ⁠Dec 19, 2024
@arstechnica Good.
Show threadBrokarDec 19, 2024

@arstechnica "In response, an Amazon spokesperson claimed to Reuters that the Teamsters have "intentionally misled the public" and allegedly "threatened, intimidated, and attempted to coerce" other workers into joining the fight."

I think that's not what the Teamsters did, but Amazon itself.

..."unions represent only about 1 percent of the workforce of Amazon"

So they already factored in that the intimidation of the workers worked and only a small number joined the unions.

Disgusting.

Show threadthe gripe ibisDec 19, 2024
@arstechnica everyone keep an eye out for a strike fund, give what you can
Show threadjan Anja();Dec 20, 2024
@thegarbagebird @arstechnica strike fund is here https://www.amazonlaborunion.org/strike-fundraising
Strike Fundraising — Amazon Labor Union

Amazon Labor Union
Show threadKellic Tiger Dec 19, 2024
@arstechnica I'd be more than happy to have any purchases I have delayed if it means supporting these guys. I'd say f*** Amazon if it weren't for the fact that there are products on Amazon I simply cannot get in brick and mortar or anywhere else. We're possible I try and use third party vendors or the original manufacturer's website. But sometimes it's just not an option.
Show threadSilvertipGrizzDec 19, 2024
@arstechnica …….. oh well.
Show threadMW1CFNDec 20, 2024
@arstechnica Amazon may not accept the logic of Marx's arguments about the 'free' market. But it is now feeling the inevitability of those arguments. They are extracting surplus value from the pockets of the workers. The workers revolt. It's all pretty water-tight - especially when the workers have nothing left to lose.