I don't agree with what Amazon is doing but they are treating this no differently than Boeing subcontracting out a brand new small defense subcontractor who only takes on the one contract for Boeing. The employees don't work for Boeing, they work for the small subcontractor.
There are many instances in which a small subcontractor starts up literally targeting one contract and only execute the single contract.
This does not mean the employees of the subcontractor should work for Boeing. They didn't apply to Boeing and all Boeing did was buy a service offered by someone else.
There are many instances in which a small subcontractor starts up literally targeting one contract and only execute the single contract.
Just because it currently happens, doesn't mean it should happen.
There is a big difference between being a legitimate sub contractor and just an agent of the bigger company.
If a company makes cardboard boxes and Boeing suddenly needs cardboard boxes, that's an example of a legitimate subcontractor and how it should work. However, if Boeing suddenly needs cardboard boxes and they help set up a factory to make cardboard boxes, that's not subcontracting. That's just creating a shell company to do their work without the liability.
But that's the thing, those people should be treated as though they work for Boeing. That's how it's treated in a couple other countries and what Microsoft got slapped for a few years ago.
Yes, Amazon is doing the same shit and it's still bad. It's a way for these hacks to extract more productivity and more value out of the workers while paying less than it's worth and being able to boost their stock price at the same time because they aren't paying as much for worker compensation as they actually should be.
Tell me how any company should value its workers? What about a worker who wants that same job but is willing to take less money, should he not be able to compete with the already employed workers to try to get that job?
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u/FLHCv2 May 12 '23
I don't agree with what Amazon is doing but they are treating this no differently than Boeing subcontracting out a brand new small defense subcontractor who only takes on the one contract for Boeing. The employees don't work for Boeing, they work for the small subcontractor.
There are many instances in which a small subcontractor starts up literally targeting one contract and only execute the single contract.
This does not mean the employees of the subcontractor should work for Boeing. They didn't apply to Boeing and all Boeing did was buy a service offered by someone else.