TTL News 318 Posted August 17, 2022 Quote Organizers say Amazon has already began holding meetings with workers in Schodack to discourage them from unionizing. In a statement, Flaningan, the Amazon spokesperson, said employees can choose what they want to do. “As a company, we don’t think unions are the best answer for our employees,” Flaningan said. “Our focus remains on working directly with our team to continue making Amazon a great place to work.” Meanwhile, dozens of TikTok creators are pledging to stop business with Amazon until it meets the demands of the union, such as a minimum wage of $30 an hour and longer breaks. On Tuesday, the nonprofit Gen-Z for Change unveiled a campaign backed by roughly 70 content creators who say they will refuse to monetize their platforms for Amazon unless “tangible changes” are made to improve working condition. Read the rest here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris 2,219 Posted August 17, 2022 9 minutes ago, TwinTiersLiving said: Meanwhile, dozens of TikTok creators are pledging to stop business with Amazon until it meets the demands of the union, such as a minimum wage of $30 an hour and longer breaks. On Tuesday, the nonprofit Gen-Z for Change unveiled a campaign backed by roughly 70 content creators who say they will refuse to monetize their platforms for Amazon unless “tangible changes” are made to improve working condition. I'm sure Jeff is losing sleep over this. Any Amazon worker who thinks they're going to get $30/hr needs to be yanked in for drug testing. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MsKreed 1,204 Posted August 17, 2022 One would think that the instant gratification Social Justice Warriors might have learned their lesson in 2018 when Jeff gave them the $15 minimum wage they demanded.....and it cost them the generous stock incentives and bonuses. Quote Amazon garnered praise for raising the minimum wage for its hourly workers to $15 yesterday, but the widely-publicized move also came at the expense of monthly bonuses and stock options. The company explained its decision to shift to a new stock purchase program in the announcement blog post yesterday, citing that hourly employees preferred the “predictability and immediacy of cash to RSUs,” or restricted stock units, but the post doesn’t mention the loss of monthly incentives, which Bloomberg reported earlier today. All the activists that love to cite the wage gap of CEOs vs hourly employees seem to overlook (or are too math-deficient to grasp) the fact that Jeff's fortune is/was amassed due to his own decision to take stock over "predictable and immediate" cash. Clearly, the SCEOs have more faith and confidence in the value of their employees than the employees themselves have. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 342 Posted August 17, 2022 3 hours ago, MsKreed said: One would think that the instant gratification Social Justice Warriors might have learned their lesson in 2018 when Jeff gave them the $15 minimum wage they demanded.....and it cost them the generous stock incentives and bonuses. All the activists that love to cite the wage gap of CEOs vs hourly employees seem to overlook (or are too math-deficient to grasp) the fact that Jeff's fortune is/was amassed due to his own decision to take stock over "predictable and immediate" cash. Clearly, the SCEOs have more faith and confidence in the value of their employees than the employees themselves have. They always classify the CEO bonuses and everything else as the salary instead of the salary they actually take. The same when they say they don't pay taxes. They pay taxes on the salary just like everyone else. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
