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Not a troll, a serious question. As I understand, the starting wage for Amazon workers is $18/hr, way higher than minimum wage in the US. They also offer education credits and healthcare from day 1 (if I understand correctly). Could Amazon not roll back a bunch of these perks prior to unionization, therefore making working conditions worse? The physical demands will still be there, although the union could push for better training or sick time.



Nothing is preventing them from rolling them back now. A union would make it MORE DIFFICULT to roll back any benefits.




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