How Amazon keeps a close eye on employee activism to head off unions

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Description: Amazon warehouse workers have a long history of agitating for change. But the coronavirus crisis has generated new momentum for employees to speak candidly about workplace conditions.

Source: CNBC.com

Date: Oct 24, 2020

Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/24/how-amazon-prevents-unions-by-surveilling-employee-activism.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail

Questions for discussion:

  • How does the report describe the attitude of Amazon management toward organization efforts to unionize?
  • Do you think Amazon is behaving as expected towards unionization?
  • How do you think this development will play out?