<story><title>Amazon workers at 100 more facilities want to unionize: Amazon Labor Union</title><url>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-workers-at-100-more-facilities-want-to-unionize-amazon-labor-union-president-chris-smalls-181900885.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Decabytes</author><text>It would sure be something if Amazon went from one of the worst places to work, to one of the best through the creation of unions. If they can do this, then I think it will be held up as an example for other people to unionize. I&amp;#x27;m rooting for them</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>photochemsyn</author><text>I think there&amp;#x27;s something to be said in favor of company-specific unions vs. industry-wide unions.  The optimal situation would be one in which Amazon workers form an Amazon-wide union and end up with voting seats on the corporate board, to which they&amp;#x27;d elect representatives.  As I understand it, this is a bit how VW works in Germany.&lt;p&gt;The notion that a corporation&amp;#x27;s employees should have the same &amp;#x27;stakeholder&amp;#x27; role as a corporation&amp;#x27;s shareholders might seem to be a radical notion.  It would require re-imagining the corporate board&amp;#x27;s role: worker value and shareholder value would have to be balanced.  This seems like a much fairer system of governance, and also has the benefit of partially democratizing corporations.</text></comment>
<story><title>Amazon workers at 100 more facilities want to unionize: Amazon Labor Union</title><url>https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-workers-at-100-more-facilities-want-to-unionize-amazon-labor-union-president-chris-smalls-181900885.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Decabytes</author><text>It would sure be something if Amazon went from one of the worst places to work, to one of the best through the creation of unions. If they can do this, then I think it will be held up as an example for other people to unionize. I&amp;#x27;m rooting for them</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>Melatonic</author><text>I am not as hopeful as you but that would definitely be something&lt;p&gt;Unions do seem to be making a big comeback</text></comment>