union.amazon.com ?

November 16, 2000 2:01 PM

union.amazon.com ? Customer service reps at Amazon.com are trying to form a union. Amazon says "We don't have unions at Amazon and don't really need them".
posted by owillis (8 comments total)

I'm sure management would say that, they always do. No company needs a union, the workers do.
posted by lagado at 3:11 PM on November 16, 2000

"Every employee is an owner at Amazon, since they own stock and can exercise their right to raise workplace issues or concerns at any time."

Small shareholders need unions too!
posted by lagado at 3:13 PM on November 16, 2000

They probably don't have unions in India either.

posted by gluechunk at 4:25 PM on November 16, 2000

Hey, sending less skilled labor to other countries is fine by me....
posted by owillis at 4:32 PM on November 16, 2000

a newer article

posted by gluechunk at 4:38 PM on November 16, 2000

actually are pretty strong in India. In Calcutta, even the rickshaw pullers are unionized.
posted by lagado at 6:26 PM on November 16, 2000

Owillis, were you trying to offend the customer support people, indians, or both? (-:
posted by alan at 6:30 PM on November 16, 2000

unfortunately, ICANN voted down the dot-union TLD, so we're not likely to see amazon.union any time soon.
posted by grimmelm at 9:04 PM on November 16, 2000