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1. zentig+(OP)[view] [source] 2020-01-28 13:28:55
Wow... it's been a long time since you bootstrapped yourself through minimum wage jobs and had do work for anyone who would take you until you could save enough to start to crawl up out of that cycle...

Took me a tour in the military to change my overall chances in life.

And there aren't enough NGOs and startups to absorb thousands of Amazon workers anyway... hence having to get the warehouse jobs in the first place.

If employees aren't allowed to lobby / strike / speak out for better behavior of their own employer, no one else is going to have better leverage to encourage change either.

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2. krn+Zt[view] [source] 2020-01-28 16:38:20
>>zentig+(OP)
> And there aren't enough NGOs and startups to absorb thousands of Amazon workers anyway... hence having to get the warehouse jobs in the first place.

These climate protesters are not warehouse workers – they are Amazon's tech employees, making hundreds of thousands per year.

People working for a minimum wage are far too busy fighting for their own survival. In fact, many blue collar workers in the US are concerned that any new environmental policies might reduce their jobs and income.

It's the highly-educated white collar workers, who are protesting against climate change. And they have more than enough options in choosing whom to work for.

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