Amazon CEO says unions are ‘slower and more bureaucratic’ in leaked employee all-hands

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In an all-hands meeting with employees on Tuesday, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy addressed the mounting efforts to unionize the company's fulfillment centers. The discussion was sparked by an employee who asked about the company's position on unions, per a recording of the meeting obtained by The Verge.

Jassy argued that unionization would make employees of the company feel less empowered. One of the things that's unique about Amazon is that we have unusual empowerment for our employees," he said. If they see something they can do better for customers - or just for themselves - to get together, get in a room, decide to change it, and change it, and do it quickly. We encourage that type of speed. You know, you're part of the union it's much...

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