2022-04-25
Amazon “hired Pinkerton, the private security agency used to infiltrate unions since the late 1800s, to stop Whole Foods workers in 2020” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Washington Post
Apple, Amazon, and Google have turned to old union-busting tactics, like surveilling workers suspected of organizing, posting propaganda, and hiring consultants
Tech companies are facing increasing momentum from workers trying to organize — At a Staten Island warehouse set to start …
2021-01-23
The remarkable thing about gig work is that it's basically all just undoing every labor protection since 1933. Also this is pretty similar to promoters making fighters sell tickets to get a spot on a card. https://twitter.com/...
CNET
Lyft is testing a “priority mode” offering drivers more rides in exchange for a 10% pay cut; some drivers call it “poverty mode”, saying their earnings dropped
and agree to a 10% pay cut — they don't get rides. https://www.cnet.com/... via @CNET O...K / @kateconger : this is so messed up https://twitter.com/...
2020-04-30
Amazon continues to be evil to its employees but also continues to offer next day delivery doe Prime members. So you know who most people are going to side with here. https://www.vox.com/...
Vox
Sources: Amazon has begun cracking down on communication across its widely-read email listservs after employees used them to protest and organize
Shirin Ghaffary / Vox :
2019-12-23
Crazy story showing how the head of the DOJ antitrust division, Makan Delrahim, seemed to be helping to coordinate efforts to get a merger past FTC or DOJ hurdles. Really looking out for the public interests. https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
Text messages show how the head of DOJ antitrust division Makan Delrahim steered the T-Mobile-Sprint deal and played a crucial role in getting Dish involved
a foregone conclusion given the industry's concentration—but rather the viability of the “fix” Good coverage here by @russellbrandom & @kellymakena via @verge https://www.theverge....
2019-12-22
Crazy story showing how the head of the DOJ antitrust division, Makan Delrahim, seemed to be helping to coordinate efforts to get a merger past FTC or DOJ hurdles. Really looking out for the public interests. https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
Text messages show how the head of DOJ antitrust division Makan Delrahim steered the T-Mobile-Sprint deal and played a crucial role in getting Dish involved
Text messages indicate that Makan Delrahim, the head of the Justice Department's antitrust division, worked behind the scenes to help the companies pull off a deal.