4 ms·

The original site seems to be offline now, but for reference, Amazon's anti-union propaganda website: https://web.archive.org/web/20210301090641/https://www.do

The original site seems to be offline now, but for reference, Amazon's anti-union propaganda website: https://web.archive.org/web/20210301090641/https://www.doitwithoutdues.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20210301090641/https://www.doitw...

vsareto 6y ago
>We’ve got you covered* >*Applies to regular full-time employees. >Don’t buy that dinner, don’t buy those school supplies, don’t buy those gifts because you won’t have that almost $500 you paid in dues. WHY NOT save the money and get the books, gifts & things you want? I've seen better propaganda for EVE Online and most people are doing that as a joke
- kop316 6y ago
  I am actually curious to see the EVE Online propaganda. Do you have any links?
  - vsareto 6y ago
    I don't have a stash or anything, so I mean this only helpfully, but https://www.google.com/search?q=eve+online+propaganda https://www.google.com/search?q=eve+online+propaganda looks to have some interesting stuff
    - kop316 6y ago
      Fair! EVE Online has always fascinated me with how much of a world it is. I tried getting into it a couple of times, but I just don't have time for it.
      - atat7024 6y ago
        I've come across this problem. Have you considered becoming permanently disabled, or otherwise homebound?
  - ethbr0 6y ago
    "Little Bees (X for POS Destruction)" https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p-m-0RlqMHM https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p-m-0RlqMHM Most stuff doesn't spill over onto the wider internet from forums, but this looks like a selection: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tgLJi7F4ozM https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tgLJi7F4ozM And a talk about it: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=irjx80_jnyM https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=irjx80_jnyM
- ethbr0 6y ago
  Nobody ever accused HR of being overburdened with creativity.
  - capableweb 6y ago
    This is worst than what people from HR could come up with. At least HR at companies sometimes interact with normal workers as they are at the intersection between the company and its workers. This website seems to be done by some corporate team that has never actually interacted with a blue collar worker. Hardly surprising coming from Amazon but considering the amount of money they earn, I would have thought they would have given it a better try than that.
    - ceejayoz 6y ago
      It's likely done by one of the handful of large lawfirms that specialize in killing unionization efforts. https://theconversation.com/the-labor-busting-law-firms-and-consultants-that-keep-google-amazon-and-other-workplaces-union-free-144254 https://theconversation.com/the-labor-busting-law-firms-and-...
- nerdponx 6y ago
  For context (and for anyone who might read this and think "hey that's a lot of money!"), $500 amounts to less than a $10/week raise over 52 weeks, or $0.25/hour over 52 40-hour work weeks. Yes, a healthy union can and will get you a lot more than $0.25/hour worth in value.
- marcod 6y ago
  Also, in "right-to-work" states, you do not HAVE to pay union dues, i.e. Alabama.
krsdcbl 6y ago
> So be a DOER, stay friendly and get things done [...] I'm getting heavy 1984 vibes from this campaign.

vsareto 6y ago

>We’ve got you covered* >*Applies to regular full-time employees. >Don’t buy that dinner, don’t buy those school supplies, don’t buy those gifts because you won’t have that almost $500 you paid in dues. WHY NOT save the money and get the books, gifts & things you want? I've seen better propaganda for EVE Online and most people are doing that as a joke

kop316 6y ago
I am actually curious to see the EVE Online propaganda. Do you have any links?
- vsareto 6y ago
  I don't have a stash or anything, so I mean this only helpfully, but https://www.google.com/search?q=eve+online+propaganda https://www.google.com/search?q=eve+online+propaganda looks to have some interesting stuff
  - kop316 6y ago
    Fair! EVE Online has always fascinated me with how much of a world it is. I tried getting into it a couple of times, but I just don't have time for it.
    - atat7024 6y ago
      I've come across this problem. Have you considered becoming permanently disabled, or otherwise homebound?
- ethbr0 6y ago
  "Little Bees (X for POS Destruction)" https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p-m-0RlqMHM https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p-m-0RlqMHM Most stuff doesn't spill over onto the wider internet from forums, but this looks like a selection: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tgLJi7F4ozM https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tgLJi7F4ozM And a talk about it: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=irjx80_jnyM https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=irjx80_jnyM
ethbr0 6y ago
Nobody ever accused HR of being overburdened with creativity.
- capableweb 6y ago
  This is worst than what people from HR could come up with. At least HR at companies sometimes interact with normal workers as they are at the intersection between the company and its workers. This website seems to be done by some corporate team that has never actually interacted with a blue collar worker. Hardly surprising coming from Amazon but considering the amount of money they earn, I would have thought they would have given it a better try than that.
  - ceejayoz 6y ago
    It's likely done by one of the handful of large lawfirms that specialize in killing unionization efforts. https://theconversation.com/the-labor-busting-law-firms-and-consultants-that-keep-google-amazon-and-other-workplaces-union-free-144254 https://theconversation.com/the-labor-busting-law-firms-and-...
nerdponx 6y ago
For context (and for anyone who might read this and think "hey that's a lot of money!"), $500 amounts to less than a $10/week raise over 52 weeks, or $0.25/hour over 52 40-hour work weeks. Yes, a healthy union can and will get you a lot more than $0.25/hour worth in value.
marcod 6y ago
Also, in "right-to-work" states, you do not HAVE to pay union dues, i.e. Alabama.

krsdcbl 6y ago

> So be a DOER, stay friendly and get things done [...] I'm getting heavy 1984 vibes from this campaign.