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BLM announcement April 13

artappraiser — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 06:57:45 +0000

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BLM announcement April 13

We didn't get the results we wanted from last week's Amazon Union vote in Bessemer, but the fight ain't over! We remain in solidarity with @BAmazonUnion & @RWDSU & are committed to continuing this fight.@amazon tried it, but it ain't over til it's over#BlackWorkersMatter pic.twitter.com/auw4SUAXSB
— Black Lives Matter (@Blklivesmatter) April 14, 2021

I note they have limited who can reply to the tweet to only those that they follow on Twitter (to be clear:not implying I know the reason, only that it's of interest.)

Amazon AI Twitter lobbying?

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 13 Apr 2021 06:28:23 +0000

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Amazon AI Twitter lobbying?

https://www.theregister.com/2021/04/06/in_brief_ai/

BLM kiss of death

artappraiser — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 06:00:38 +0000

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BLM kiss of death

This seems like a messaging failure. I doubt anyone wants to feel like their job is only for people of their same race. https://t.co/426qo8pn43 pic.twitter.com/cGgVb7go4d
— Zak (@zearl) April 9, 2021

I am not surprised, I suggested as much here on March 15. Official BLM look more and more totally counter-productive every day. People don't need to just stay away from them, they need to renounce them.

some of the commentary in the

artappraiser — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 20:10:01 +0000

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some of the commentary in the article:

[....]The victory leaves Amazon free to handle employees on its own terms as it has gone on a hiring spree and expanded its work force to more than 1.3 million people.

Margaret O’Mara, a professor at the University of Washington who researches the history of technology companies, said Amazon’s message that it offered good jobs with good wages had prevailed over the criticisms by the union and its supporters. The outcome, she said, “reads as a vindication.”

She added that while it was just one warehouse, the election had garnered so much attention that it had become a “bellwether.” Amazon’s victory was likely to cause organized labor to think, “Maybe this isn’t worth trying in other places,” Ms. O’Mara said.

The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, which led the drive, blamed its defeat on what it said were Amazon’s anti-union tactics before and during the voting, which was conducted from early February through the end of last month. The union said it would challenge the result and ask federal labor officials to investigate Amazon for creating an “atmosphere of confusion, coercion and/or fear of reprisals.”

“Our system is broken,” said Stuart Appelbaum, the union’s president. “Amazon took full advantage of that.” [....]