Amazon Reportedly Has Pinkerton Agents Surveil Workers Who Try To Form Unions

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[–]hennaojichan 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

John D. Rockefeller used Pinkertons for the same purpose in W. Virginia coal mines. The fabric weaving business also used spies to quell "union talk" into the 1960s and possibly beyond.

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And Pennsylvanian coal mines. Pinkerton has a dark history.

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In our pain discussion the other day I forgot to mention that my doc gives me two Tramadols a day which keeps the pain bearable but doesn't make you FEEL GOOD.