AMAZON awaits the final count

www.reuters.com/article/uk-amazon-com-un...e-vote-idUSKBN2BW1GG

THE FIGHT could be contentious and prolonged....I am amazed that the status,as of now,is for the comp.(some fine arm twisting there)

The union has lost the election. The counting is still going on, but the union is so far behind that there aren't enough votes to swing the outcome. The election was in a southern state. Why didn't they choose a site much more sympathetic to unions like the Northeast or Chicago?

I am astounded,the count was quite lop sided. I have read books,seen docs. on the brutal, back breaking
MJR (Major job responsibilities) and the high turn over rate because of the demands of the job. I KNOW
If I hadn't belonged to CWA (Communication Workers of America), I would have lost a job opportunity,better
position, more pay,I would have been denied money due to me,I would have been docked pay for illness,
I could have been physically assaulted by a co worker,I would have been laid off when the company merged,
BUT I HAD A UNION behind me. NONE OF THOSE THINGS HAPPENED....because they won cases.

homeagain wrote: I could have been physically assaulted by a co worker

BUT I HAD A UNION behind me. NONE OF THOSE THINGS HAPPENED....because they won cases.

How in the heck does a union protect people from being assaulted? I know teachers unions don't prevent children from being assaulted, so how do they protect employees from assaulting each other?

The operative word is could......The individual involved was abusing company time ( I have already posted the "scenario," of which I called the person out) I WOULD NOT cover for her anymore, SHE, in turn,left
her work day, came back in FULL GANG BANG GARB and attempted to intimidate me....I did not call the union,but, she was transferred and then let go....(she went to the union,to no avail).

What role did the union play again? I'm still confused, It would seem that the only role the union played here was to make getting rid of a trouble maker employee much more difficult.

THE CASE against her was iron clad,the union had no leverage...IF I had called the union EARLIER,before
the incident I believe the situation would not have escalated and the company would have been foreced to address the situation...(which they were ignoring)...THIS person was coming into work one or two hours
later than her start time....CONSISTENTLY....then leaving at the end of work day....less than 8 hrs, but
getting payed for 8.

Wait... your initial point was that you were protected because you had a union behind you and yet, in this last post, it sounds like the union was trying to protect your assailant? I’m confused.

Rick wrote:

homeagain wrote: I could have been physically assaulted by a co worker

BUT I HAD A UNION behind me. NONE OF THOSE THINGS HAPPENED....because they won cases.

How in the heck does a union protect people from being assaulted? I know teachers unions don't prevent children from being assaulted, so how do they protect employees from assaulting each other?

Great point. I know so many unions, especially police and teacher unions, that help these "bad apples" to keep their jobs. How much police brutality and deaths would disappear if the police unions were eliminated? How many fewer sexual predator teachers would we have if they eliminated teacher's unions?

FredHayek wrote: How many fewer sexual predator teachers would we have if they eliminated teacher's unions?

I'm just as concerned about getting rid of teachers wo are just horrible teachers. Unions protect bad employees and that is not what is best for Americans who pay their salaries.