We're talking low-skill grindwork smack dab in the post-economic collapse, and that $18/hr figure does not account for the "veteran" workers on the receiving end of the more-or-less guaranteed annual pay bumps that come with just continuing to work there. I'm sure there's some Hollywood accounting justification for this claim, but over 10 years ago close to $18/hr is what you could expect to make as associate working in the distribution center of another big corporate behemoth: Walmart. > They were the first to $15 now they pay closer to $18 by me They'll be especially motivated to if Amazon threatens to pull funding from their non-profits. Build positive sentiment with local members who will talk to politicians on Amazon's behalf. Give politicians an excuse to give Amazon tax breaks (look at what they invest in the community).Ģ.
So, Amazon is going to invest in local charities like those for ex-convicts and low-income students. > Amazon's plan to counter pressure from the Teamsters Union focuses on investing in non-profits.Ī leaked Amazon memo shows that the Teamsters Union is effectively putting pressure on Amazon by convincing its members to pressure politicians into not granting Amazon tax breaks, land grants, etc.Īmazon is worried that this represents a real threat to expansion as having local politicians turn against them will almost certainly mean their competitors like UPS (who is friendly with the Teamsters) will outcompete them. I really dislike sensationalized headlines like this. It is also true that some unions have been guilty of violence, corruption, ideological craziness, and narrow selfishness, but I would suggest that this is not a unique problem for unions. It is also noteworthy that independent trade unions have historically acted as a bulwark against various totalitarianisms of both left and right. They represent a tried, effectual response to the “social question” which emerged in the late 19th Century, avoiding the destructive poles of unconstrained capitalism and revolutionary socialism. It seems that what I have done is certainly good for me, and the dorky kid has for sure gained something, but have I really done a good thing? Or have I done a selfish thing - using the dorky kid as a means to achieve a selfish end (thwarting my rival)? And if we are to say that my intent does not matter, we have to also accept that this has tremendous knock-on implications, especially problematic for concepts upon which we regularly depend, like merit and guilt.Īs for whether Unions are good or not, my answer would be that they are good.
I get to look magnanimous, my rival is thwarted, the dorky kid has a cool toy. So instead, I buy a Red Rider BB Gun for the dorky kid down the corner, who is not a threat to me. If I just buy myself a Red Rider BB Gun, he will call me a copycat and make me look bad. I do not want this to happen, because this threatens my status as the cool kid on the block. My neighbor, who is my rival, wants to get a Red Rider BB Gun.
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