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An alternative view is that a guy recently out of prison still found Amazon's working conditions bad enough to become an activist.

• TameAntelope 5y ago
  I think he would have found something to be upset about regardless of what he did.
• worker767424 5y ago
  It's really hard to say because the article limited it to this: > During his second week at Amazon, Smith was approached by workers involved in organizing the Amazon Labor Union. Although Smith loved his job, he thought there were things that could be improved. In particular, he said, he was concerned about the warehouse’s extremely rapid pace of work and lack of breaks.
  • tyingq 5y ago
    The article I linked to has lots more detail and direct quotes from Smith. https://www.nysfocus.com/2021/11/23/a-homeless-amazon-worker-tried-to-organize-a-union-then-amazon-fired-him/ https://www.nysfocus.com/2021/11/23/a-homeless-amazon-worker...
    • worker767424 5y ago
      Not many others from him on his issues with work conditions (there were others from other people about Amazon). He actually contradicts himself. This is him describing alleged intimidation after he because active in the union (emphasis added): > Everyone else working around me was working at their own pace and he was just on me sending me more carts to sort and telling me to work faster One reason he gave for joining the union was "the warehouse’s extremely rapid pace of work."