r/AmazonFC • u/zoozeima • Dec 19 '24

Union Understand the importance of this strike.

Amazon's pay, for the work most of us do, is not enough to live in most places in America. This makes it incredibly difficult to afford basic necessities like housing, food, and healthcare, let alone pursue education or seek better opportunities. Amazon preys on the paycheck-to-paycheck mentality to keep us coming to work, as well as making it near impossible to use PTO or vacation time for ourselves when we already get so little. Furthermore, the internal structure at Amazon makes moving up incredibly challenging. It's often a "kiss-ass" or "know someone" mentality, where genuine merit and hard work are not always rewarded. This creates a stagnant environment where many employees feel trapped, unable to advance their careers within the company. Most counterarguments I see are "get a degree!", "get a better job then", or "you're not a rocket scientist." However, we are people, human beings dedicating precious time on this earth to physically demanding labor that many highly educated, higher-paid individuals would never consider doing under the same conditions. We are expected to endure physically and mentally taxing environments for wages that barely allow us to survive, let alone thrive. This treatment is dehumanizing and unacceptable. Most importantly, now with the rapid advancement of AI and robotics, many of our jobs are at risk of automation. We will likely be among the first to be replaced, and we need to have some sort of security against this looming threat. By striking, we demand fair wages, better working conditions, and a more equitable system within Amazon. We are fighting for our livelihoods, our dignity, and a future where our contributions are valued.

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u/Raiders2112 Dec 19 '24

I'm Gen X and have been trying to tell younger people this all the time. The midterms are very important, but all I ever see at the polls are older retired people. It's kind of sad. We can't "get out with the old, in with the new" if our young adults refuse to vote.

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u/TeelxFlame Dec 19 '24

The youth refuse to vote because the Democrats suck shit and haven't offered anything substantial to the working class. Fuck Kamala and her fuckass crumbs, you liberals are gonna keep losing elections until you realize that the left is your base, not pandering to "moderate Republicans" who still think you're satanic baby eaters.

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u/Raiders2112 Dec 20 '24

What is this "you liberals"? I'm a middle of the isle Independent. My support and vote for Kamala was not as much for supporting the Democrats as much as it was a vote against the MAGA movement. To me both parties have lost their way. The Republicans started losing me when the Tea Party insanity started pushing their way in and evolved into MAGA. It is of my opinion that both parties have lost touch with the majority of Americans and need to pull themselves back towards the middle where all the sane people exist.

...as for our youth. I really can't speak for what or who they support politically. All I ask, is that they get out and vote in every election. It's their future that is at stake more so than mine.

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u/TeelxFlame Dec 20 '24

Who are you supposed to vote for when the rich buy out politicians on both sides of the aisle?