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In this case Amazon would be seeing who was voting.
by stuaxo 6y ago
In this case Amazon would be seeing who was voting.
- ddoolin 6y agoIt's not secret apparently: > During this portion, the NLRB will read off each voter’s name and both sides will be allowed to contest ballots, likely based on factors such as whether an employee’s job title entitles them to vote or an illegible signature. Any contested ballots will be set aside.
- wavefunction 6y agoDoesn't sound like they know the actual vote though? At least how you've quoted the description. Just the name and title of the employee.
- ddoolin 6y agoFair, I hadn't considered that. It does seem like the actual vote should be private.
- hooande 6y agoif it isn't secret...why do they need cameras to watch the ballots? if all the votes and names will be read aloud, there's no way to cheat and change a vote
- opo 6y agoAccording to the article: >...Amazon had sought to place a video camera in the NLRB’s Birmingham office, where votes will be tabulated, to keep an eye on the ballot boxes in the off hours between counting, according to an NLRB order denying Amazon’s request. The camera feed would have been accessible by both Amazon and the RWDSU.
- jayd16 6y agoSeems more like a roll call check. Usually, signatures are on the outside of sealed ballots.
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- jaywalk 6y agoThat's not what the article says. It says that the cameras would "keep an eye on the ballot boxes in the off hours between counting" which seems... perfectly reasonable to me.
- uoaei 6y agoSurely they wouldn't watch the feed during counting hours! Who would go against their word so brazenly?
- StavrosK 6y agoVotes are anonymous, people can watch the count all they want.
- uoaei 6y agoIntimidation is the name of the game when it comes to union-busting, I think it is pretty obvious that this is one more attempt at that.
- bluGill 6y agoBoth ways. Unions have their share of intimidating people to vote for them.
- uoaei 6y agoWhataboutism doesn't really apply when it's a $1.5 trillion company vs a couple dozen over-extended union organizers.
- bluGill 6y agoIt does when they have the ability to undetected break into the room where the ballots are and replace ballots. The crime is easy enough to plan. I'm not sure if security is good enough to stop it or not.