'This Seems Totally Illegal': Amazon May Ban Union Terms in Messaging App

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'This Seems Totally Illegal': Amazon May Ban Union Terms in Messaging App
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'A reminder to every Amazon worker who is about to face this dystopian plan: The corporate giant wouldn't be doing this if it wasn't terrified of your power,' says RBReich.

Monday that the e-commerce giant is considering a ban on various union-related terms for a planned internal messaging application.

Klipperstein reported that some Amazon officials expressed concerns about controlling what is shared on the platform, for which a pilot program is slated to launch later this month. In addition to profanity, the list of words that would be automatically blocked on the company app reportedly includes: bullying, diversity, ethics, fire, grievance, living wage, pay raise, plantation, restrooms, robots, slave labor, and union.

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