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> Amazon just went up to $18 Except isn't there a gigantic loophole related to, uhhh, lots of "Amazon" workers actually being employed by subcontractors rather
by floatboth 5y ago
> Amazon just went up to $18
Except isn't there a gigantic loophole related to, uhhh, lots of "Amazon" workers actually being employed by subcontractors rather than by Amazon.com Inc., to whom this minimum does not apply?
- evrydayhustling 5y agoThere are certainly loopholes for them, Walmart, and every other retailer. However, the $18 applies to over 100k jobs [1], so it's not meaningless. I'm not saying that the labor market is cartel-free, but Amazon is legit a step up from Walmart (at 65+ P/E they can afford to be). [1] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-18-dollars-hour-starting-pay-wage/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-18-dollars-hour-starting...
- colejohnson66 5y agoThe drivers are contractors, but the warehouse employees aren't
- dantheman 5y agoYou mean small mom and pop businesses?
- danaris 5y agoThe kinds of businesses they're subcontracting to aren't "mom & pop" in the sense that's generally used to mean. They're remora: they exist to feed off of the scraps Amazon drops.
- missedthecue 5y agoAmazon has almost 1.5 million employees, most of them are warehouse and transportation staff.