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Heads up, the union organizing behind the UK strike doesn't want a boycott. > Still, the GMB isn’t calling on customers to boycott the online retailer during P
by dahdum 7y ago
Heads up, the union organizing behind the UK strike doesn't want a boycott.
> Still, the GMB isn’t calling on customers to boycott the online retailer during Prime Day. “We’re not calling for economic damage for Amazon,” Mick Rix, a union officer told the BBC. “What we’re asking for is for people to be aware. Leave feedback on Amazon.”
https://qz.com/1666429/amazon-prime-day-2019-sees-workers-striking-around-the-world/ https://qz.com/1666429/amazon-prime-day-2019-sees-workers-st...
- r3bl 7y agoAs a rebuttal: > We are not anti-union, but we are not neutral either. https://youtu.be/AQeGBHxIyHw https://youtu.be/AQeGBHxIyHw Of course they're gonna say that. All of the other countries listed in that article didn't, so quite a cherry pick you got there.
- dahdum 7y agoThe article doesn't include any boycott statements for other countries, are the German workers calling for one? The US strike looks like a flop, with less than 100 protesting and (according to Amazon), only 15 people striking [1]. 1. https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-says-15-workers-strike-on-prime-day-2019-7 https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-says-15-workers-strik...