Amazon workers plan strike between Black Friday and Cyber Monday in major cities around the world

[alarmguy]

More media hysteria which will turn into nothing in the USA. Even if it did, who cares?
Let's start a thread, who had an Amazon delivery delayed because of a strike affecting 2% of their work force? if even that.
More click bait, but we love to chat on the latest "internet news" me included.

Your packages will not be affected in the USA, unlike the NY Post or union people want you to believe.
If so go to Best Buy or Walmart online or any other retailer. Such problems we all have

 

[Jokester]

The same logic applies to you. If you find you cannot afford things, start making more money instead of complaining about unions.

Unions suck ___ regardless of the sugarcoating some wanna put on it. Need to be done away with permanently. Serves no useful purpose in the world we live in.

 

[daves87rs]

Some folks are just late bloomers and take college / vocational training much more seriously if they are older and have life experiences than an 18 year old right out of high school.
At 18 lots of kids are not mature enough or constantly changing major not knowing which direction to go or opportunities to pursue. Skipping classes, poor grades, chasing the opposite sex, having fun, drinking, smoking, partying, etc….

Some folks do graduate with a decent degree like engineering and don’t accept an opportunity cause it’s not their dream job / dream company / dream salary…… only to quickly regret it.

I’ve seen some people turn down nice job offers cause it was not driving distance from their parent’s home and they didn’t want to leave the nest. I’m serious.

I know someone turn down $75,000 starting, $5000 sign on bonus and $5000 moving expenses cause their EGO said it wasn’t good enough for them and I explained this offer is better than nothing.
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Kinda sad, many would leap at it.

Heck, I’d leap at it! Pride means nothing when you have responsibilities to take care of.

Those kind of opportunities will become fewer and fewer in the coming years……..

 

[daves87rs]

Unions suck ___ regardless of the sugarcoating some wanna put on it. Need to be done away with permanently. Serves no useful purpose in the world we live in.

Coming and growing up in a union family, I can see why you don’t understand their value.

Companies would have you working for free if it was possible. But that is a rant for another time.

With the largest generation retiring and passing away, companies will be in a much bigger reality check in a few more years…….

 

[KrisZ]

Unions suck ___ regardless of the sugarcoating some wanna put on it. Need to be done away with permanently. Serves no useful purpose in the world we live in.

You are a perfect example of "careful what you wish for, you might just get it".

Without unions you, your wife and your children would be slaving away at some factory with zero PPE, zero benefits and zero prospects for the future.

 

[ATex7239]

You are a perfect example of "careful what you wish for, you might just get it".

Without unions you, your wife and your children would be slaving away at some factory with zero PPE, zero benefits and zero prospects for the future.

Board of Directors: responsible for representing the interests of shareholders or stakeholders = good.

Unions: responsible for representing the interests of workers or members = bad.

The Corporate worship around here is strong.

 

[Pablo]

You are a perfect example of "careful what you wish for, you might just get it".

Without unions you, your wife and your children would be slaving away at some factory with zero PPE, zero benefits and zero prospects for the future.

Board of Directors: responsible for representing the interests of shareholders or stakeholders = good.

Unions: responsible for representing the interests of workers or members = bad.

The Corporate worship around here is strong.

BOD: looking out for $ for themselves

Union leadership: looking out for $ for themselves

 

[ATex7239]

BOD: looking out for $ for themselves

Union leadership: looking out for $ for themselves

*Everyone: looking out for themselves*

 

[andrew_j]

Lots of one or two uppers in this forum.

 

[Jokester]

You are a perfect example of "careful what you wish for, you might just get it".

Without unions you, your wife and your children would be slaving away at some factory with zero PPE, zero benefits and zero prospects for the future.

Reads like you're accustomed to bending over and puckering up for union 'support' as that's exactly what their garbage leads to.

 

[SeaJay]

Unless I missed the big story where there has been a stoppage in Amazon deliveries, it still seems to be still chugging along by me as far as I can tell.

Bottom line, corporations and employers pay the wages and benefits necessary to keep the workers to allow the business to continue profitably. No more, and no less is the general rule that most follow. If unions are involved it may require higher wages and benefits than if no unions are involved.

 

[Pablo]

Delivery yesterday and today and this week

What strike?

 

[wpod]

I still want to know how Bezos can afford a $500 million dollar yacht if he "only makes $80k" per year?

Who paid for the yacht ?

 

[Hall]

A job is a job, if one accepted it then they accepted the job description and responsibilities, pay compensation, and whatever comes with it.

When you have accepted all jobs you have had, were you 150% aware of every detail of the working conditions, direct management, production / efficiency "goals", and so on ? I'm completely confident you were NOT. Most of these things you only learn about after you start working.

 

[dubber09]

No, I wasn't ever 150% aware, ever. Nobody ever would be. That's why there are job descriptions and HR to go to if direct manager is an idiot. Sometimes it works, but not always, and I too have first hand experiences. Example - one of my prior bosses wanted me to put 10hrs of OT (overtime) before I could take a day off, my work day was 8hrs not 10, I was on salary so no OT pay. Another one - I (and a team of 5) once had to work 26hrs straight while on a business trip out of country at a customer site, IT job, we caught one of team members sleeping in waiting area (young slacker boy who was let go right after the trip; ER waiting area in a hospital), it took a couple of international calls to upper management to approve letting staff go back to hotel to rest.
I had quite a few jobs in my life, started working (formally) when 16, hard work, long hours, dirty and sweaty, extreme, gardening, stocking a store unloading a truck full of 155lbs bags, 24hrs security with no weapons provided or approved but hand to hand combat training, entire country depending on my research and computer programming skills. Managed to make Master of Science in Power Engineering when 22 y.o., managed to make a Lt in military at 21 and 1st Lt at 23... I think I had a good run in my past just under 60 years

 

[Hall]

That's why there are job descriptions and HR to go to if direct manager is an idiot.

Maybe Canada is different but in the US, in most larger companies, HR is on the company's side, not the worker's. Unless it's a labor law violation, again, which would go against the company, they aren't likely to do much. At one time, I worked for a company with global operations but it was still "local" to a large degree (I was based in the same city where the HQ was and the company started) and HR was very good. As the years went on, the company merged with one of their largest competitors, moved the HQ to Dallas, and the focus switched to get rid of the unions and satisfy shareholders (Wall St, not those of us with company stock / pensions). HR changed to being all about protection the company, not the workers. Luckily I always had good managers who would bend the rules (within reason) when it helped the workers.

 

[Exhaustgases]

Yeah just like grocery store wage increases, thats why cost is so high. If employees want more pay find higher paying jobs, don't mess things up for old fixed incommers that can't afford higher amazon prices.

 

[dubber09]

Maybe Canada is different but in the US, in most larger companies, HR is on the company's side, not the worker's. Unless it's a labor law violation, again, which would go against the company, they aren't likely to do much. At one time, I worked for a company with global operations but it was still "local" to a large degree (I was based in the same city where the HQ was and the company started) and HR was very good. As the years went on, the company merged with one of their largest competitors, moved the HQ to Dallas, and the focus switched to get rid of the unions and satisfy shareholders (Wall St, not those of us with company stock / pensions). HR changed to being all about protection the company, not the workers. Luckily I always had good managers who would bend the rules (within reason) when it helped the workers.

Did you read my post? I said it works sometimes. You are in USA, you can sue 'shift' out of everyone and everything, even if it takes 5 years or so to get a $M or more. HR Dept. are normally staffed by upper management's loyal 'friends', that's true. This is exactly why you don't want to rely on job income or retirement income that are company or gov controlled.

 

[D60]

I have been seeing Amazon press gangs running around at the local bars and pubs, they hook them in and bus them off to the nearest Amazon warehouse. They get paid minimum existence in Amazon script, live in Bozos provided trailers and can only shop on Amazon. OMG.

Saint Peter don't ya call me
'Cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store....



Anyway, if Amazon workers are unhappy I encourage them to use their freedom of choice to seek other employment. That's what I've done throughout my life. Crazy, I know.

 

[Revving2Redline]

If they do go on strike in the next couple days I'm all for it. All the Greenies are worried about this environmental impact in global warming which is all in their head it's a farce but it will probably most likely improve the air quality for a short time, and less vehicles on the road, which means less cargo ships coming from PRC. They need to do away with weekend deliveries all together. Up north of the border the Canadians postal service is on strike but even when they're not they don't do delivery on the weekend as far as I understand and they don't need to do it here. I don't know what they're striking for cuz I haven't paid much attention to it, but I don't know if them striking will prove anything if somebody else is willing to step in and take that job.