Imagine working tirelessly to make working conditions better for a huge number of workers and ensure them fair treatment, fair wages, and protections if the company tries to mistreat them and people instead thank a fictional character for it happening. Thank the people doing the work.

I'm inclined to agree with the other commentor here. If your God is so grand... Why then are people finally forced to fight back against tyrannical mega corporations after decades of suffering and exploitation of workers? It's this stupid blind faith bs that led them to be able to amass immeasurable profits from abusing everyone's life. Stop blindly wishing for a God, a miracle, a messiah, a politician, or whatever rudimentary system to fix yours or our problems. Power be to us people who want to work towards a better future; a future that is being robbed from us.

​@@fearalice that's a great way to get half the country to stop supporting labor solidarity. There's no reason to quibble about who gets "thanks". The thanks doesn't even matter until collective bargaining is even successful.

@@SubvertTheState Sorry, i don't understand, what is a good way to get half the country to stop supporting labor solidarity? Calling out the insanity of thanking a fictional character for the hard work of actual people? Or not attributing it to god? Cause if either of those things would cause a person to stop supporting labor solidarity that sounds like a shortcoming of that person.

every single business in the world should have a union that negotiates fair compensation with the company. otherwise companies have proven they can and will take advantage of you.

I SAY LET’S BOYCOTT AMAZON😡😡😡 DON’T BUY SHIT FROM THEM IN SUPPORT OF THE STRIKERS.

Apparently you didn't hear the part where she said that she refused to tell her employer that she was 4 months pregnant when she took the job. Whose fault's that?

@@Michael-rx6ji Because they would have used it as a pretext not to hire her. Hiring discrimination, like workers rights, is one of the many things that has not been enforced.

@@Michael-rx6ji your mind runs in a closed logic loop. Not evolved enough for this discussion. Please move along, garbage cans at the rear entrance.

@@Michael-rx6ji She can't be at fault. It's not possible. She's a professional victim.

no the teamsters are nowhere near perfect. I wish it was a more radical union but those have lost their power in living memory. However in a case like this; the teamster union has the legal clout to get some amount of justice served and thats what matters.

who is else is perfect for God is perfect

If you're paying Amazon for anything, you aren't boycotting them.

I think it’s deeper than that. Reagan really fucked up workers rights and labor rights around the country. He showed that he was willing to side with capital and use state power to destroy the ppl. And then when you couple that with the second Revolution or production, they got tons of productivity and goods, consumers got a slight bump in purchasing power and managers, bankers, hedge funds and corporate got a lil piece of that but it’s nothing compared to what executives and up got. Corporations spent a million to get billions. That’s what happened, they paid off the ppl that were supposed to be the guardrails against them.

Until Amazon is unionized, I will continue to boycott. I write this because Amazon treats their workers horrible. I hope union people one day will demand collective ownership of production and distribution under socialist industrial unionism.

@@JohnT.4321 you need a far more union participation across the country for that like +35% and a general strike. But a general strike is essentially illegal (not that it matters) but the state will come down on you hard and even willing to kill (not that matters cuz they were going to do that anyway)

@@Honorbound43 I meant just that across the nation. Unions would need to come together from every trade and industry to form into socialist industrial unions for collective ownership. They would throw the capitalists out of the buildings thus ending collective bargaining and keep production and distribution going. Yes, I know that the US government would step in to squash it and murder innocent people in the process to protect the capitalist class interest. That is the function of capitalist government. We all have to agree on what socialist political party that would look out for the interests of workers and ordinary people and help in the socialist reconstruction of society.

They need us to drive their trucks, They need us to shine their crowns, And they need us to be the cops who beat our comrades down.

You obviously know nothing about how unions really work.

Abolish capitalism and embrace decentralization

Workers deserve to control the means of production. I support Unions crushing capitalism and giving power to us workers!!!

Wishing the best for them

In reality, he finally gets back to work after months, which wipes him out financially. Then his wife divorces him after fights over money and debt make things unreasonable for her to continue. After a spiral into alcoholism and crippling depression, he kills himself - likely after missing seeing his kids on a holiday because the ex-wife took them to meet her boyfriend's parents and siblings. He may have won the battle, but they won the war. Whenever you play that game, measure the cost and determine what you will likely lose and what you can realistically afford to lose.

​@@sbrazenor2😂

If it gets to that point, take one of these executive billionaire space j--s with you so that you'll accomplish something.

@@sbrazenor2worth it

I went out on strike in 1989 with the IAM...... I'm still waiting for the phone to ring...... Oh yeah the Union leadership that led us out with "ONE DAY LONGER!!!" mantra quietly went to work for the AFL-CIO after the company shut down and ended up with a very nice pension. Union's are great!!

Then the same consumers pay for all those wages, you think the oligarchs are going to take a pay cut, maybe not take a bonus? Do you think the shareholders will pick up the tab? No, the consumers will disproportionately pay for unions

Sounds like you vote Democrat and want Republican laws. Lol

The consumers are already being ripped off for disposable junk made by children in China and Mexico. The company didn't pass the savings on to you anyway and doesn't plan to start any time soon.

​@@All2Skitzd Then so be it.

One day, I believe

Then the feds step in like when the air traffic controllers did it, and they all get fucked or fired. 🤣

We should.

Would be glorious. People have gotten too used to instant gratification. People aren't robots and ordering items doesn't make packages appear by magic. Most people would do well to keep that in mind when they order stupid shit like diapers instead of driving their lazy ass to the store.

Unfortunately all of the employees will loose their monthly salaries, see their bills pile up, be late on their mortgages, and generally have their lives severely impacted. They would never recover what they lost in salaries, and they would have to catch up on their bills. All for a few dollars pay raise. And upon returning, layoffs because of lost contracts, and the higher salary bases. The winner? The Union. Increased Union dues revenue. A strike is never good.

Sounds like we missed the boat. Should have been buying gold from the git go.

@@calvinmitchell6381 Its not so much about gold, but a representation of the loss of value of the average hour worked.

@@VictoriousGardenosaurus it's almost like inflation exists and democrat policies like raising the minimum wage and stimulus checks on top of loan forgiveness devalue our currency by artificially inflating the number. printing more money makes the value of the existing money go down. neat how that works, huh?

@@jishani1 its neat bow the national debt went up by 30% under Donald Trump, due to his socialist policies of stimulus checks and the PPP. Neat how tax cuts, pushed by Republicans, for big businesses have drained the coffers of government. Neat how red states are net receivers of government aid, meaning they take more than they give. What waa that about Democrats again?

The value of gold is determined by many factors. A major contributor was the increased demand by people using gold as a safe haven against economic uncertainty which seemed to trend around the year 2000 and afterwards. Gold stopped being the standard for US currency in 1971, and as such, should not be used as a comparison for wages for obvious reasons.

Teamsters is a joke I retired from UPS Freight the union got us the worst contract in ups history. Ups purchase Overnight and the union promised us everything under the sun when we signed the contract they forgot about us! The local teamsters is a joke. Unfortunately,Amazon needs a big union IBT is a joke and only care about union dues 80.00 per month x 16000 drivers just on the freight side. Amazon needs to unionize just not with teamsters. Everything I’ve said is true. Look at UPS freight contract that ends August 1, 2023. It’s laughable how shitty that contract is.

​@@christopherlauter9403 There is no UPS Fright, was sold to TForce couple years ago!!!. And TForce just signed new contract with Teamsters What are u talking about?

@@AM-pj4iy They honored the contract until the expiration date. You’re playing semantics what he said was true.

Too bad it's so rarely enforced

@@nighteule Yes that's a big problem. We have many great acts, and laws on the books. For example the Equal Pay for Equal Work act of 1963. 2 people who work as janitors should be paid exactly the same. But they are not. Then there is no one enforcing the law or giving penalties, or better yet making the employer pay the cheated employee the back wages owed them.

More like "right for greedy lazy capitalists to shit on my head" and I'll like it. WORKERS UNITE!!!!!

Ya gotta add the rest of that "the right to work"+ For less;)

FedEx to

“No freedom” Forced union membership? Pass. Teamsters are trash.

@@Bonzi_BuddyA union isn’t forced just like your employer isn’t forcing you to be employed-what a braindead, pro-corporate take you have on unions. Almost like your an employer against unions but don’t wanna admit it so pretend to be a working class.

No, you don't. You drive a truck, Period.

​@@leobigelow7021Thanks for your unwanted input

@@leobigelow7021 Alternatively, he helps generate the huge profits, of which he receives a disproportionate amount. Don't denigrate truck drivers, dude, they are the lifeblood of the US economy. Look around you, pretty much everything you see was transported by a truck driver, at some point. At one time, a truck driver could own a home, and raise 3 kids comfortably. These days, many of them have to live in their cabs. That could happen to you too, show some solidarity.

​@@ConradNeill That's never happening again. Owning a home and raising a family on one regular income will never be possible again. That's a ridiculous standard set by post-war America.

@@100c0cit’s absolutely possible, all that has to happen is getting rid of the property as investment industry

But think of the share holders!

But how can mbezos afford another space rocket???

But that will make the money sad!

@@petergriffin7121 The shareholders will just have to buy a smaller island.

"Living wage" is one of those "sweet nothings." It doesn't mean anything in particular except that you want more, more, more. And you are never satisfied. It wouldn't matter how much Amazon paid. You would still say it wasn't a "living wage." It's not like workers are dropping dead. If you took the term "living wage" at face value (being able to live) it would mean that workers were dropping dead. Since that is not the case, it must just be rhetoric.

Yes. This is unambiguously retaliation. This is technically illegal, but without a union who is going to represent you in court? It's so fucked up.

@@monsieurdorgat6864 Even if you do get an attorney somehow, someway. The Corporate Lawyer WILL keep you tied up in Litigation for YEARS. And even if you manage to get through it all, they Corporation will only pay a small fine compared to their Profits.

​@@hegyakAnd megacorporations rely on this.

@@monsieurdorgat6864 If you embezzle money from a company, and the company fires you for it, that is also retaliation. Some people don't think a company should be allowed to act in its own interests.

​@@PvblivsAelivs Did you just compare unionizing to embezzlement??

If the worker stays by his/her OWN CHOICE, aren't they shafting themselves? No one is forcing these people to stay in a job they hate.

@@DemonDog444 A lack of guaranteed housing and food forces these people to stay in a job they hate. If you really want to live in a free market you have to make not working an option, and I can tell that's not what you want so you'll have to understand that regulating the companies to force them to provide better working conditions is the solution you're asking for.

And that's where the problem is. The country along with the help of the media already have you thinking the way you do. Have you ever asked yourself if they are not getting underpaid? And what about celebrities? Why are they getting millions and millions MORE than what a doctor makes in his career but yet the people NEVER bat an eye when it comes to that right? So what justifies thier pay but yet doesn't justify us the middle class the ones who you, yourself are a part of? I'll wait

​​@@rivasflores86ou are correct, teachers police medical staff all deserve more pay too but they need to band together though like the lower clas people are and keep the fire lit, you always hear about the lower class protesting in the media but not enough of the middle class for them to gain the nationwide spotlight and support.

​@@rivasflores86the beef isn't with high paid entertainment jobs it's with high paid managerial staff CEOs and shareholders who gets a majority of the profit rather than going to the workers

@@rivasflores86 Keep defending your masters! The pay increase for the upper echelons has exponentially outpaced that of people at the lower tiers! That is the problem!

@mind_of_a_darkhorse anything else or you done?

NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST US AMAZON TEAMSTERS SHALL PROSPER. Thank you God

As a small business owner, *I* *LOVE* *UNIONS!* I Love Unions because I need what EVERY small business owner needs... I need Customers; aka Consumers with Money. Union Workers organize and demand proper wages = Money. Union Workers have Money and therefore, can become my valuable Customers. Non-union Workers are too timid and/or ignorant to organize and are therefore, weaker and poorer. They choose to be poor slave and they are NOT going to become My (or Your) customers, they are a drag upon our entire economy. I LOVE UNIONS BECAUSE *UNIONS* *CREATE* *MIDDLE* *CLASS!* and because I want Our country to have a Big and Strong Middle Class, thanks to Unions.

Worthless virtue signaling

​@@modemmark421As a person who is a heavy advocate for workers rights we love our small business friends! Thank you for your support!

​​@@modemmark421You just alienated half of the country by calling non union workers weak, timid and poor. Did you do that on purpose?

​@@DemonDog444is he wrong? They are timid and weak they refuse to even fight for themselves. Unions are always better than no union.

Straight up! It's not boogiemen like LGBT or POC these are distractions to split people and has been seen throughout history so that the rich can better control the majority! Stop attacking eachother and instead look up their is a murder hornet trying to Storm the bee hive! Work together and create a bee ball can't do it alone only together!!

Unions used to be illegal; legalization and "labor peace" legislation came *after* and *in response to* the growth of the labor movement. Workers need to be ready and willing to fight instead of looking to the capitalist state to help.

" RIGHT TO WORK " really means employers RIGHT TO SCREW the workers . 💯 UNION BUSTING is all it is . Right to a UNION law sounds better to me .

NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST US SHALL PROSPER, go Amazon Teamsters, Lord Amen

unions have not called for any boycotts of any service. it’s counterproductive to place blame on consumers when the union hasn’t done so. it makes a stronger argument when demand is the same yet the scabs can’t handle it

The functional problem with this argument is that Amazon can provide lightning fast deliveries without underpaying and overworking them, if they were really struggling for money Blue Origin wouldn't exist. Also keep in mind that when idiots boycotted a few years ago to protest for improved working conditions for Amazon warehouse and delivery drivers, all that happened is their system automatically lowered the amount of hours these employees received, because it's an automated system that can react faster than you can think about what color your underwear is. Everybody just had fewer hours and less money, which accounted for the deficit in profit from sold goods. The boycott screwed workers and the people high up in the company creating these problems didn't even notice there was a boycott at all. So no, don't boycott, unless you can unilaterally prevent them from selling ANYTHING for months, say for example by preventing their logistics network from functioning by going on strike, you're not going to effect the bottom line enough for them to make a change. I don't normally buy anything from Amazon anyway, it's better to just consistently stop using a service that you don't like.

The unions are alive and well. I sometimes wish we had organizers as charismatic as Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie, but the training and support of strong unions continue to appeal to many workers and the businesses that hire them. During the great healthcare debate, under Clinton, and later Obama, I really wished that the AFL-CIO had a frothing at the mouth, true believer, fanatic, shouting that: "We are here to help every American to get quality healthcare and pension benefits! Here's how to organize your workplace!"

Not me

My sentiments exactly.... most people are too selfish and don't think about how those packages take a toll on the drivers especially when management is putting the pressure on them about deliveries skipping breaks and having to relieve themselves in bottles.

All unions need more power

no need to play favorites, they both need power. all workers deserve all they produce

I agree, but it will never happen. I work for ups, there are days where at least 80 percent of the packages are Amazon. I hate that so many people order from them

I don't order from Amazon especially around the time where they start promoting Prime I don't like getting things the same day as someone else's sacrifice. We can't even be patient anymore getting packages.

you sure are taking them down by not shopping at amazon. im sure all the other people will join with you and stop being lazy and having things delivered to their house. im sure they'll go outside, pick things up for themselves. move heavy things on their own and socialize with other people. 🤡

@@acenewman8266 sounds like you'd be happier not being alive.

@@jishani1 If you don't like what I said then tough shit you send negative energy my way it will be returned to sender.

here's the understanding. they had the money to start the business, they took the risk of investing money into something that wasn't guaranteed, even when statistically they were more likely to fail and lose their investment and make nothing in return. you, as the worker, signed on after they had done all of the hard work and get to do the day to day operations without having to wonder where your money is coming from or if you're going to lose everything or not. don't like what you're being paid? go elsewhere. you agreed to the wage when you signed on, and now you receive that. you did not have the capital, the skills or the connection to start a company, or you wouldn't be signing on for $15 an hour.

Join the union it's your choice stand strong.

you got one thing wrong there - unions dont create the middle class... they elevate the wellbeing and wealth of the working class the middle class is a term the owning class made up to play the working class against itself there always is a "middle class" ... because theres always a middle between the poorest and the richest... and that allows them to make people see those as different... the poor working class as something you want to leave or avoid... and the middle class you want to get or stay in... and suddenly the working class is divided and scrambling for scraps rather than uniting and fighting the owners you can see that in your own rethoric... talking down on non-union workers... that they "choose" to be poor... you even blame them for economic downturns... when they are the most exploited people... they are the people unions are trying to help united we bargain - divided we beg.

@@SharienGaming LOL! Semantically, you are correct, but irrelevant. My comment was intended to be a KZfaq posting, not an academic treatise; I was speaking colloquially, and not in any lexical vernacular. But thank you for noticing. I am glad someone is paying attention. Keep up the good work.

I agree, we need a different economy.

that would make amazon a not green company, and shareholders cant have that...

Not going to happen. Then the drivers would use it on hot days.

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