It is also pointed out that Amazon separates hundreds of thousands of warehouse workers from the internal system, 'for the purpose of crushing unions'
Amazon's warehouse workers and delivery driver has been pointed out as being forced to work in harsh environments from the previous, also referred to as 'the driver of the Amazon have been forced to urinate in plastic bottles too busy'
Employees accuse Amazon of union-busting after it removes workers from internal directory --Vox
https://www.vox.com/recode/22348389/amazon-union-phone-tool-warehouse-workers-tier-1-staff-directory
Amazon Just Cut Off Warehouse Workers from a Companywide Directory --Slog --The Stranger
https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2021/03/25/56109515/amazon-just-cut-off-companywide-communication-for-its-warehouse-workers
Amazon has built an internal directory called the Amazon Phone Tool that employees can use, where they can see the names and photos of other employees and see where they work in the company. I was able to look it up and view the internal hierarchy, including top CEO Jeff Bezos.
However, in March 2021, Amazon removed the profiles of many workers working in the warehouse from the Amazon Phone Tool and also deprived them of access to the directory. Amazon classifies employees based on business type and job rank, and it is said that the entire hierarchy centered on hourly workers working in Amazon's warehouse has been excluded from Amazon Phone Tool. Hundreds of thousands of people are said to have been affected by this measure, and internal complaints have been raised about the sudden decision.
Some say that the decision to remove many warehouse workers from the internal directory may be part of Amazon's 'union crushing.' Amazon has been keeping an eye on employee strikes for a long time, monitoring workers' SNS to check for signs of strikes, and promoting the introduction of a system to monitor labor unions. .. It is also reported that he hired a Pinkerton spy, famous for crushing trade unions, and sent them to the scene.
Amazon is sending 'union crushers' spies to the scene to monitor workers and unions-GIGAZINE
by Scott Lewis
A former Amazon warehouse manager who anonymously testified to foreign media Recode points out that the Amazon Phone Tool is the only way to verify the names of employees working in a particular warehouse. Names and photos make it easier for internal and external supporters to form unions, but by separating warehouse workers from the internal directory and limiting the information available, organizing workers in the field. Can be inhibited.
Amazon spokeswoman Brittany Parmley said that warehouse workers aren't assigned a PC to access the Amazon Phone Tool in the first place, and warehouse workers use ' A to Z ' on a daily basis. Claims to be a smartphone app. He explains that the decision is not aimed at eliminating warehouse workers, but at focusing on strengthening A to Z.
However, Amazon's decision has been criticized not only by warehouse workers who have been excluded from the internal directory, but also by white-collar employees. On Amazon's internal bulletin board, there are comments such as 'There is no way for warehouse workers to join the internal community or build a network' 'Exclusion from Amazon Phone Tool demoralizes warehouse workers' It is said that it has been done.
In addition, there is an opinion that 'the team that manages the warehouse uses the Amazon Phone Tool to identify the warehouse workers, so if the warehouse workers are excluded from the internal directory, the work will be hindered' It has been pointed out that the work of medical staff and security staff will also be impaired. However, Amazon did not answer these complaints and locked the internal bulletin board where the problem was discussed and stopped the discussion.
Amazon employees, who testified to the overseas media The Stranger, argued that the intuitive and familiar changes to the Amazon Phone Tool were puzzling for Amazon, which values speed and efficiency. 'No one who hears this believes it has any purpose other than killing the union,' said the employee.
by DK
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