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Yea, I agree unions can solve this problem. Unfortunately, a lot of these workers are independent contractors which weakens a union's efficacy. In any case, t
by smallgovt 8y ago
Yea, I agree unions can solve this problem. Unfortunately, a lot of these workers are independent contractors which weakens a union's efficacy.
In any case, the solution here is not to shame/vilify the company. You need to apply real economic/legal pressure.
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- mmt 8y ago> a lot of these workers are independent contractors My understanding was that, though the "Flex" delivery workers could be independent contractors (where allowed, similar to the ride hailing situation), that's not possible for the fulfillment workers. That is, they're contractors from Amazon's POV, but they're still employees of a contracting company (aka body shop [1]). I'm not sure how unionizing would work in that situation, but I imagine at least something must be possible if there always must be (at least) an employer. [1] at least in tech. not sure if that bit of slang gets used elsewhere.