So a quick recap of last week, we discussed the reality of dues and the subject of union life.
AMAZON STRIKE UNION SERIES
This session requires a series to help unpack and provide facts about the unions. Kayla, I am an employee relations manager and I’ve been with Amazon for a little over two months now.Įric: Alright, so last week we unpacked the reality of dues in a union life. You’re going to hear from my partner Kayla. I was an associate just like you guys, and I had the opportunity to promote and relocate quite a few times. I’m a manager with workforce staffing, so I do recruiting. I’m supporting the Employee Relations Team. THE CITY is making the entire recording available at the link above.Īmazon manager: My name is Eric. If the union vote passes, it will impact everyone at the site which is why we host regular informational sessions and provide employees the opportunity to ask questions and learn about what this could mean for them and their day-to-day life working at Amazon.”Īn earlier recording obtained by Vice in November 2021 showed a similar dynamic at work, with workers pushing “back against management on what workers said were misleading talking points about unions.”īelow is a partial transcript of the meeting, edited for clarity.
“So then ask me to leave,” the worker replies.Īccording to organizers for the Amazon Labor Union, the group led by current and former warehouse workers, attendance at the daily so-called captive audience meetings are a requirement and have been occurring for weeks leading up to the vote, which ends on Wednesday.Ī spokesperson for Amazon, Kelly Nantel, did not directly answer THE CITY’s question about whether the claims that the meetings are mandatory, saying in an email that “It’s our employees’ choice whether or not to join a union. “If you’re going to be disruptive then I’m going to ask you to leave,” he says. The recording ends when one worker repudiates Eric for “union busting.” Throughout the meeting, workers rebutted the accuracy of the Amazon representative’s claims. Members and sponsors make THE CITY possible.ĭuring the meeting, when Eric notes that it is “against the law for Amazon to make promises or offer you something like a raise in order to convince you to vote against the union,” one worker interjects, “Oh, we all know that’s not going to happen.”
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