Amazon Fires Managers from New York Warehouse That Unionized (theguardian.com) 42 points by cycomanic 4y ago ↗ HN
[–] Qem 4y ago ↗ In the Land of The Free, one is not free to join a union. How this came to be? [–] GenerocUsername 4y ago ↗ Something something private companies can do what they want...Build your own Amazon... [–] zepolen 4y ago ↗ Freedom works both ways.They were free to join the union.Amazon was free to fire them. [–] Qem 4y ago ↗ Just like behind the iron curtain. People were free to share opinions. The party was free to send them to gulags.
[–] GenerocUsername 4y ago ↗ Something something private companies can do what they want...Build your own Amazon...
[–] zepolen 4y ago ↗ Freedom works both ways.They were free to join the union.Amazon was free to fire them. [–] Qem 4y ago ↗ Just like behind the iron curtain. People were free to share opinions. The party was free to send them to gulags.
[–] Qem 4y ago ↗ Just like behind the iron curtain. People were free to share opinions. The party was free to send them to gulags.
[–] fn-mote 4y ago ↗ These are _managers_. Management is not part of a union. They were presumably fired for failing to produce the company's desired result (an anti-union vote). [–] gregw2 4y ago ↗ And or the fact they couldn't win over their workers is a sign to higher ups that they weren't good managers.
[–] gregw2 4y ago ↗ And or the fact they couldn't win over their workers is a sign to higher ups that they weren't good managers.
[–] spicyusername 4y ago ↗ If only there was some kind of institution to help protect workers in this situation...
[–] gnat 4y ago ↗ Napoleon was said to execute a general every now and then "pour encourager les autres" -- to encourage the others.
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They were free to join the union.
Amazon was free to fire them.