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> labor organizing threats against the company

If anyone needed confirmation that unions are beneficial to employees, Amazon just handed it to them on a silver platter.

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I don't think people doubted that... but that doesn't necessarily imply that they are a net good. For instance, the Chicago Plumbers Union was fantastic for the plumbers but ensured the city's water supply was poisoned for decades at an increased cost to citizens.

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