Amazon secures enough votes to block union effort

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3 thoughts on “Amazon secures enough votes to block union effort

  1. Thank goodness the union did not win this. Unions loves to control productivity and they would have certainly held the service we have loved and become accustom to hostage to get what the union wants (not the workers) in the future. Why is the post office so bad-union mentality, why are our public schools so bad-union mentality. They have served their purpose in the past but exist only for themselves now.

  2. Sachs lives in his Cambridge (Harvard) bubble – – in the auto industry, the UAW got in by workers at GM in Flint staging a “sit in” strike for over 6 weeks…. Do you really think that type of sacrifice is going to happen in today’s world?

  3. Unions today are unnecessary and irrelevant. They no longer work to improve the lives of the best workers. Collecting dues for political influence is their number one priority.
    The “election should be set aside because conduct by the employer created an atmosphere of confusion, coercion and/or fear of reprisals” That’s the excuse from the group that wants to get rid of secret ballots? Just have a card signed in front of some union “organizers” to win an election! No confusion, coercion or fear would be there, I’m sure! Good for the Amazon workers to see through the deception. All belonging to a union means is pay your dues each week and we will decide who to support in public elections.

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