Amazon workers go on strike.

[Ya' Cousin Cleon]

 

[Pazzy]

This. I think it will be harder than folks realize. As for automation, takes time to set that stuff up.

Honestly if workers are going to put on for labor, now is the perfect time. Same way disasters let rich people fleece during the panic, I will never talk down on labor getting their cut.

Amazon probably already got that automation shyt set up already. They're just waiting for a reason to go full on. They were already testing drones to do deliveries. You dont think they're testing robots to do these guys jobs already. Keep thinking that we are still in 2019.

 

[fact]

Strikes at the warehouse level, if they are big enough, can make a difference. Depending how publicized the strike was beforehand. Yes, automation is coming, but it's not something that they can just pull the trigger on, plus ALOT of the money/taxbreaks that these companies enjoy are on the contingency that they hire a certain amount of people, with the bigger companies getting the bigger tax breaks having to hire a lot of people. I have been in logistics for 25 years, and work stoppage is a red flag emergency, it's not as easy as throwing 500 people into the new job on 2 days notice, no matter how easy the job is, how experienced/skilled the managers are, etc.. Will this change the face of how Amazon does business? Probably not, but this is the absolute best time to do this, if not now, when?

 

[Ya' Cousin Cleon]

@Stir Fry got another one

 

[The Wall Is Undefeated!]

As much as I do use Amazon for a few things, I support the strike 100%.

 

[Suleiman Bey]

@Stir Fry got another one

Is that an old pic? Kinda defeats the argument if not/

 

[Nikki_04]

@Nikki_04 what's your thoughts on this

I am all for the walk out. I have a sibling who works in the warehouses and the stories I hear about the working conditions are quite sad.

Yeah it's a low skill job, but it doesn't mean the health/safety of the employees is not important.

 

[The War Report]

It only took a fukking crisis of this proportion. It goes to show, that Americans are at a sleep at the wheel.

 

[The Wall Is Undefeated!]

I am all for the walk out. I have a sibling who works in the warehouses and the stories I hear about the working conditions are quite sad.

Yeah it's a low skill job, but it doesn't mean their health/safety are not important.

I've heard about the working conditions as well. It got so bad in one Amazon warehouse that some employees were so afraid to go to the toilet that they pissed in empty plastic bottles and left them around.

 

[Ya' Cousin Cleon]

 

[audemarzz]

I dislike the term low effort/skill job if its low effort get your ass out there and do it, or sit down shut the fukk up and wait for your fan to arrive in july courtesy of amazon.

 

[Suleiman Bey]

Problem is it will more than likely be a ton of scabs and from what I understand they have high turnover anyway, it might not be a good look. Plus Im sure orders can be rerouted. Might be a battle that can't be won.

 

[MIKE SPLEAN]

I support them

 

[Ya' Cousin Cleon]

 

[BaggerofTea]

I don't know if dressing like the GTA: San Andreas cover guy is the wave for breh, I know he's trying to be safe but people might get the wrong idea.

So placating racists is the move then?

Weak