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Amazon Says It Doesn't 'Employ' Drivers, But Records Show It Hired Firms to Prevent Them From Unionizing (www.vice.com)

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Amazon Says It Doesn't 'Employ' Drivers, But Records Show It Hired Firms to Prevent Them From Unionizing::Amazon spent $14.2 million total on anti-union consulting in 2022, filings with the Department of Labor show.

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[–] [email protected] 165 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (17 children)

Independent contractors. They're like employees in almost every way except the legal way.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (11 children)

Then it should be even easier to unionize

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Can't unionize a workplace when you're the owner and only employee. That's how the law treats "independent contractors".

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Counter their bullshit with your own. "We're not a union, we're a guild."

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