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TBH, I don't really know with certainty how conditions are in an Amazon warehouse. I do have Outside View, which tells me that they have no problem finding empl

TBH, I don't really know with certainty how conditions are in an Amazon warehouse. I do have Outside View, which tells me that they have no problem finding employment, and I haven't heard of major reasons why Amazon in particular would trap employees (like company towns of old, with company stores and other predatory practices). So I think it's pretty fair to say that the burden of proof is on you that Amazon is worse than industry average, since people are voting with their feet to work for them. I will tell you one thing in advance: if you touch systemic issues (such as unemployment in general), then you're advocating for a freer market with less unions, because that's how you create jobs.

tsimionescu 4y ago
If you want to go by worker preference, then you should also do that with unions: the workers are trying to form unions, and have some mild success despite massive illegal opposition and repression from the company - so, they must be unhappy with the working conditions.
- systemvoltage 4y ago
  "happy" and "unhappy" are not quantifiable. It is emotional slopiness that is used to get anything anyone wants. Unionization is to get unfair employee advantage in a free society where they can instantly quit and go bus tables at a restaurant. Some unions are better than others, but they are all collectivist bargaining chips that is interfering with a free labor market.