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Labor Relations

In my opinion, large multinational organizations such as Amazon should allow their workers to join unions. While the move proves advantageous to employees and disadvantageous to employers, it is a necessary step that must be undertaken. To this date, Amazon has managed to fight attempts made by its workers to unionize it. The main reason Amazon should consider allowing its employees to unionize is that employees should be placed in a negotiating position where it pertains to their welfare. Joining unions is necessary as it places employees in a position to secure improved pay, expansive leave options, and better medical benefits. Additionally, unions are helpful to employees as they push for equal treatment and anti-discrimination policies. Currently, there are various unionizing efforts that are underway.

As an employer, Amazon has always fought against the unionizing of its employees as it places them at a disadvantage. The e-commerce giant, Amazon, employs up to 750, 000 workers across states in its transportation operations. The giant fears that workers would hold more power than them if unionized. Unions tend to hold power, and if unregulated, they can quickly push the company into bankruptcy. It is estimated that every 1% of frontline workers that unionizes at Amazon has the potential to cause a $150 million increment in annual operating expenses (Boewe and Johannes, 12). This means that if all employees joined unions, they would hold more cards than the company itself. This explains why Amazon is always actively dissuading employees from joining unions. In essence, unions have the power to disrupt the already established control that Amazon has over its delivery and warehouse employees.

Works Cited

Boewe, Jörn, and Johannes Schulten. “The long struggle of the Amazon employees.” Rosa Luxemburg (2017).