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> I'd kinda argue that your description of Amazon can be better applied to union organizers, who seem to have a pervasive attitude that any worker who opposes a
by ivraatiems 6y ago
> I'd kinda argue that your description of Amazon can be better applied to union organizers, who seem to have a pervasive attitude that any worker who opposes a union must have been tricked or bullied into their position
I can't speak for union organizers, as I'm not one, but I don't think this is exactly how one sees people who're acting against their own interests. It's more of a frustration/confusion/concern they don't have all the facts.
It's absolutely possible for someone to have all the relevant information at hand, and make a decision I wouldn't make. I think what's got me more surprised is the blunt and obviously propagandistic way Amazon is messaging on this; I think they risk coming off cartoonishly corporate/self-interested.
- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoYeah, I made this comment before having seen Amazon's site linked downthread. I'm sympathetic to the position the original commenter described, but I don't know who the target audience is supposed to be for quips like > IF YOU’RE PAYING DUES… it will be RESTRICTIVE meaning it won’t be easy to be as helpful and social with each other. So be a DOER, stay friendly and get things done versus paying dues. Who's going to take this messaging seriously?
- s1artibartfast 6y agoThere are already plenty of people (workers included) who think unions allow some workers to freeload while other workers pick up the slack. Like political advertising, the point of most of the messaging on both sides is not aimed at changing minds, it is aimed at getting supporters fired up to turn out.