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I dislike unions. They made me lose work in dire moments of my life when I was out of high school. I avoided and continue to avoid secure good paying unionized
by TeeMassive 5y ago
I dislike unions. They made me lose work in dire moments of my life when I was out of high school. I avoided and continue to avoid secure good paying unionized positions or positions that has to deal with unions. They are responsible for a lot of corruption and high costs in nearly all government funded projects. During our internships I have had my fair share of unions horror stories.
But still, I can see why their presence or the mere possibility of their presence is beneficial even to me. Even after Amazon employees failed to unionized their wage increased and I'm sure that management got the message.
In Québec, Canada, a journal infiltrated an Amazon warehouse by getting hired there. They run the place like that would make any Chinese sweatshop look liberating. They use AI and surveillance to systematically fire a fraction of their workforce every year and watch them constantly. They run the place the like a bad cyberpunk dystopia novel. They even go as far as to penalize employees who go to the bathroom. Work accidents are common. They make workers rights look like an afterthought.
Amazon's effect on society has become too nefarious for what it provides. I'd rather pay 5$ more per item or shipments on average knowing that the people who are responsible for delivering my goods are treated with a minimum of humanity.