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Amazon Unionized Essay

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Evan Laur Prof Ross Essay 2 Rogerian Amazon Employees Should Unionize Amazon Employees need a workers union, not only to protect themselves, but to safeguard their future. Today Workers Union’s seem like they are a thing of the past to many American’s. Unions today simply seem to not exist or be readily established as they have in the past. Amazon workers want to change that. For years now Amazon workers have waged a war to form a union with protests, strikes, and elections. However Amazon does not want its workers to have a union and we have to ask why. In order to understand both sides, we’ll go over why the workers should not have a union, then why they should, and finally what both sides can do to come together to reach a mutual agreement. …show more content…

An election was held at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama to vote on whether they should have a union. A surprisingly large number of the workers (84 percent) voted no. One reason for the negative vote was that, “They don’t want to pay substantial union dues”. (Roth) Union dues are a huge problem for employees nationwide as they tend to be very expensive. For example, “monthly dues for membership in the Teamsters Local 665 in San Francisco amount to 2.5 times the hourly wage.” (Roth) The cost is simply too high for employees to absorb. Perhaps cost wouldn't be as big an issue if the employees felt the union agenda was a benefit to their formation; however that’s also a part of their …show more content…

Should a union be formed, Amazon may make steps to move overseas leaving all their workers behind. Obviously the workers do not want that as Amazon takes care of them very well. “People at all income levels, including adults without a high school diploma, are getting jobs.” (Roth) Amazon allows anyone to work for them, as long as you are 18 you are free to work somewhere in an amazon center. Amazon also employs a system of Many Amazon workers simply do not want a union, they want more money and they want to keep their jobs at home. If a union is formed they will likely lose both. However there are many reasons why workers may want to unionize, starting off with the establishment of better working

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