Scab Rule

Jesus, when you put it like that, even if Darla isn't a robot or a paid astroturfer, she's still making the case for unions.

Yeah, imagine being paid so poorly that union dues are a hardship. Maybe you could use a union there, pals.

I loved that even their invented stawman of a defender wasn't paid enough to support her family.

Something about the higher tax brackets turn people in soulless liches that just want to return to the nice and simple days of slavery

Amazon probably outsourcing to a PR that specializes in union busting.

1. But the PR firm that has little technical expertise - they just know they need bots to do some astroturfing.

2. So the PR firm outsources to an IT consulting firm.

3. But the IT consulting firm only bids on contracts, they don't do the actual work, so they find a subcontractor.

4. The subcontractor may hire subcontractors. Continue this step for however many iterations the value of the contract will allow.

5. Eventually the subcontractor hires a gig worker or an underpaid staffer to do the minimal amount of work possible.

6. The gig worker avoids as much effort as possible, because they're paid by volume rather than time.

At this point the requirements may or may not be fulfilled, but the admins of each org are satisfied, so they move on to the next contract without verifying the work.

Edit: I wrote this facetiously, but u/SpaceNoodle found a news article suggesting at least some of these accounts are legit, as backed up by a Belling Cat investigation.

The Amazon employee hired to do this and is trying to fight for unions secretly: :(

They're even shafting their shills when it comes to paying a decent wage.

There's no reason to try any harder than this. Most people who will see this tweet won't look at the handle or the replies - they're read the tweet, then move on. And if they see enough of these tweets, they may just internalize the notion that unions aren't worth it. It's better for Amazon to make more tweets than it is for them to make better tweets. And it's not like they're going to see any repercussions for trying to maliciously influence their employees.

Something similar happened when there were all of those news stories about abusive work environments at Amazon. Amazon employees spontaneously tweeting about how much they loved their jobs.

You could have made -34.5% more without an union

Well you may be making 50k before taxes, but you're paying like a thousand dollars a year in union dues! You could instead be making 33k with no union dues, and a smaller tax burden. Think of how much you could buy with that extra thousand dollars!

On a side note are you hiring, and how far are you from Wichita, Kansas? I don't mind a commute

That's pretty well what a strike fund does. Dues get paid in, and paid out if a strike happens.

We are Ju-Di

They all have that unnatural looking direct camera stare with a vague background.

A lot of them share that exact same smile. Not sure how to describe it

Also feels like the camera is the exact same distance from every face.

I'm sure if you zoom in to the original pfp, you'll find the classic image artifacts. Probably even the website watermark.

Using an actual unlicensed shutterstock image would feel more authentic at this point.

That is the whole point of this post.

Unfortunately for "Darla", Amazon already pays her barely enough to scrape by. Before union dues. I'm fairly certain the union or the dues aren't the issues "Darla" should be voicing her concerns over.