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Omaha Steve's Labor Group

AkFemDem

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4. The whole point of the article was that pay isn't the real issue

Reply to Hugh_Lebowski (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 21, 2022, 12:27 PM

Jun 2022

And that’s why increased pay hasn’t reduced worker problems. The issue is Amazons “worker productivity over everything else” philosophy which has led to miserable and untenable working conditions. Just throwing more money out isn’t going to resolve their woes or worker conditions.

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So they'll have to pay more to workers ... womp womp (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2022 #1

Yep. Logical step is to pay them what they're worth. And let them unionize. CurtEastPoint Jun 2022 #2

and start treating them as human beings DBoon Jun 2022 #3

The whole point of the article was that pay isn't the real issue AkFemDem Jun 2022 #4

That's what the article speculates and I'm sure to some degree it's true Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2022 #5

Chew 'em up. Spit 'em out. nt Binkie The Clown Jun 2022 #6

Everybody Ollie Garkie Jun 2022 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author MichMan Jun 2022 #8