Amazon labor in New York votes to UNIONIZE and will become a Uinion

[Couchpotato]

They sold a lot of Twinkies.

Not enough apparently

 

[otto105]

Most unions have long outlived their usefulness. However. Amazon is a exception. The company CEO is a sociopath, and they abuse their workers.

Good for them for creating a union.

I disagree that Unions have out lived their usefulness. Without them corporate America has steadily depressed wages and worker protections.

 

[Couchpotato]

I disagree that Unions have out lived their usefulness. Without them corporate America has steadily depressed wages and worker protections.

Do you have any actual proof of that? I'm not saying that they haven't but you just saying it doesn't make it true. And if unions have "stopped that from happening" how would we know that corporations would have done it had the unions not been there? Unions existing and those things not happening doesn't equate to unions are the reason these things aren't happening. If I do a rain dance every day at some point it will rain but it wont be because of my dancing. (well God might make it rain so he doesn't have to see my awful dancing anymore I guess)

 

[WEATHER53]

I use it as a measuring stick of people's financial responsibility.
$4 a day is about $120 a month that could be invested. I find almost without exception that people who complain about being broke spend a couple hundred dollars a month at Dunkin' donuts. It's an exceptionally good measuring stick.

$500 hairs braids
EBT
Section 8

 

[Turtlesoup]

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

Amazon.com Inc. workers at a New York warehouse voted to join an upstart labor union, an historic victory that gives organized labor its first foothold in the company’s U.S. operations and could embolden workers at other employers.

The election at Amazon’s JFK8 fulfillment center in Staten Island wasn’t close, with the Amazon Labor Union winning 2,654 yes votes versus 2,131 no votes for the company. After signing the election results, ALU founder Christian Smalls clapped, pointed his fingers to the sky and raised a fist in triumph.

Great to see Amazon workers getting their due for once. If you remember Alabama tried to unionize in Amazon last year but the vote failed. Thoughts?!

Amazon should close them down and move their facility elsewhere.

 

[Turtlesoup]

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

Amazon.com Inc. workers at a New York warehouse voted to join an upstart labor union, an historic victory that gives organized labor its first foothold in the company’s U.S. operations and could embolden workers at other employers.

The election at Amazon’s JFK8 fulfillment center in Staten Island wasn’t close, with the Amazon Labor Union winning 2,654 yes votes versus 2,131 no votes for the company. After signing the election results, ALU founder Christian Smalls clapped, pointed his fingers to the sky and raised a fist in triumph.

Great to see Amazon workers getting their due for once. If you remember Alabama tried to unionize in Amazon last year but the vote failed. Thoughts?!

Those who didn't vote at all, got put down for a yes vote........and that Amazon should close the facility and relocate saving money long term.

 

[Grumblenuts]

If I do a rain dance every day at some point it will rain

Not enough apparently

 

[Couchpotato]

Not enough apparently

Depends on how much rain you want don’t i?

 

[Grumblenuts]

Private corporations would rather fight unions and pay the exorbitant price increases demanded by our private insurance cabal than ever support far more cost efficient Medicare For All or pay their employees more. Keeping workers constantly fearful of losing their "health care" is job one. If they weren't so terrorized they could just quit and find better work. Meanwhile, the average health care worker in NYC makes just $12/hr. In NYC. "Essential" workers. What a country.

Many unions prefer to offer their members "health care" (i.e. the ^ above) time and again rather than negotiate for pay raises, increased pensions, or otherwise better working conditions. Why? Because if Medicare For All were passed what would that do for our somewhat revived union movement? Why join a union? Few even remember. Christian Smalls understands. We all must keep fighting.. for our dignity if nothing else. Fighting corporate fascism, not "government." Governments don't pay millions annually on union busting specialists rather than negotiate with their workers in good faith. Only corporations do that. Only corporations spend tons on advertising, stock buybacks, government corrupting lobbyists, and bribing politicians through so-called "campaign contributions."

Wake up America. Protecting the worst "health care" system in the industrialized world has never been worth the fight. Let it go. Things will improve for nearly all.. bigly.

 

[beautress]

Ya goes to Amazon, ya makes 'em rich, and what happens? The stuff rusts out, and you get yer computer hacked. True story. I don't think a Union can fix the problems of employees of Amazon. The company changed from a world-class center for consumers to get stuff nobody local has quickly, only to find it rusts out because it's not the best quality of stainless steel we once had when Americans ran factories here, but when they went overseas, meh, everything rusts now when it's sent back here. Wonder why the hell we allow our stuff to be made by people who don't give a rat's patoot about the consumer's future of enjoying a "nice" product for life. I rue the day our American workforce was taken out by foreign magical low prices for everybody in the world. 'scuse me while I barf. /venting complete.

 

[Grumblenuts]

Those who didn't vote at all, got put down for a yes vote........and that Amazon should close the facility and relocate saving money long term.

The more national labor unions have targeted Amazon, the more aggressive Amazon has become in discouraging employees from joining.

At JFK8, Amazon papered the walls with banners that proclaim “Vote No.” The company even set up a website, telling employees, “The ALU is making big promises but offering very little detail on how they will achieve them.” Amazon has also held weekly meetings with anti-union presentations that employees are required to sit through.

Kevin Pardee, who’s worked at JFK8 for two and a half years, said it’s been hard to ignore Amazon’s “overwhelming union-busting” while walking throughout the facility.

“You can’t go anywhere without some form of anti-union propaganda in your face,” Pardee said.

 

[Wild Bill Kelsoe]

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

Amazon.com Inc. workers at a New York warehouse voted to join an upstart labor union, an historic victory that gives organized labor its first foothold in the company’s U.S. operations and could embolden workers at other employers.

The election at Amazon’s JFK8 fulfillment center in Staten Island wasn’t close, with the Amazon Labor Union winning 2,654 yes votes versus 2,131 no votes for the company. After signing the election results, ALU founder Christian Smalls clapped, pointed his fingers to the sky and raised a fist in triumph.

Great to see Amazon workers getting their due for once. If you remember Alabama tried to unionize in Amazon last year but the vote failed. Thoughts?!

The Democrats are excited about the new revenue stream.

 

[otto105]

The Democrats are excited about the new revenue stream.

What revenue stream is that?

 

[Grumblenuts]

 

[Augustine_]

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

Amazon.com Inc. workers at a New York warehouse voted to join an upstart labor union, an historic victory that gives organized labor its first foothold in the company’s U.S. operations and could embolden workers at other employers.

The election at Amazon’s JFK8 fulfillment center in Staten Island wasn’t close, with the Amazon Labor Union winning 2,654 yes votes versus 2,131 no votes for the company. After signing the election results, ALU founder Christian Smalls clapped, pointed his fingers to the sky and raised a fist in triumph.

Great to see Amazon workers getting their due for once. If you remember Alabama tried to unionize in Amazon last year but the vote failed. Thoughts?!

Now watch as the bipartisan ruling class spends countless dollars and hours vilifying the victory of a united citizenry

 

[Wild Bill Kelsoe]

What revenue stream is that?

The stream of revenue that originates at the union and ends up in Democrat coffers. Why else do you think Democrats want every job in the US to be a union job? Surely you didn't think it was because they give a single fuck about the working folks...lol

 

[Couchpotato]

The biggest problem with our system is that it's a hybrid of private, employer provided, and government provided. We would be better off if we picked just one regardless of which one it is.

 

[marvin martian]

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

Amazon.com Inc. workers at a New York warehouse voted to join an upstart labor union, an historic victory that gives organized labor its first foothold in the company’s U.S. operations and could embolden workers at other employers.

The election at Amazon’s JFK8 fulfillment center in Staten Island wasn’t close, with the Amazon Labor Union winning 2,654 yes votes versus 2,131 no votes for the company. After signing the election results, ALU founder Christian Smalls clapped, pointed his fingers to the sky and raised a fist in triumph.

Great to see Amazon workers getting their due for once. If you remember Alabama tried to unionize in Amazon last year but the vote failed. Thoughts?!

I wonder why The Washington Post isn't covering this story? LOL!

 

[Couchpotato]

Her argument is that if we can create a Government monopoly that it will be cheaper and better somehow, basically? If that worked out it would be the first time in the history of Government that they were able to do it cheaper AND better than the private sector. Unless someone has another instance where a Government run system is cheaper and provides a better service than a comparable private sector entity. Im drawing a blank on an example of that happening.

 

[Couchpotato]

Oh the other issue this Congresswoman is ignoring (I don't believe she doesn't know) is that in large part Medicare is shored up by the private insurance industry. Indirectly through taxes, and directly by doctors and hospitals charging private insurance companies more than it can/does Medicare to make up the losses they absorb by servicing Medicare accounts. Like at twice and sometimes 3-4 times the rate.