aegipan-omnicorn:

theboychosenbythekeyblade-riku:

aegipan-omnicorn:

crplpunkhamlet:

solongstarbird:

svlvan:

just bc i’ve seen this sentiment expressed by a lot of ppl who want to support the amazon worker’s strike but don’t know how:

buying from amazon during the period of the strike does nothing to benefit the striking workers. the purpose of the strike is not to “show amazon how crucial its workers are,” and placing more orders is not going to somehow “overwhelm” amazon’s warehouses. the purpose of the strike is to inhibit amazon’s ability to draw in profit. the workers are striking so that the facilities in which they work will no longer be able to function. this is part of a strategy of disrupting amazon’s logistics so that ultimately their profit margins fall and amazon execs will be forced to acknowledge the workers’ complaints and negotiate with them.

if you purchase from amazon during the strike, your money is still going into the same pockets as it would any other time. if you purchase during the strike, the labor necessary to handle your order is going to be passed onto someone else regardless—whether it’s a facility in another region, workers who aren’t striking, or workers who were brought in to replace the strikers. if you purchase during the strike, you are actively funding amazon’s strikebreaking ability. yes, maybe they won’t be able to ship your package on time, or it will never be shipped, and you’ll be refunded (or not!), but that in no way constitutes as a win for the strikers. purchasing something from amazon, regardless of the circumstances, serves only to benefit the corporation, not the workers who fulfill the orders from start to finish—that’s the point of why they’re striking in the first place.

on the other hand, by boycotting amazon in solidarity with the striking workers, you will be limiting amazon’s ability to draw a profit during a large sale event—companies like amazon rely on business tactics such as sales to extract as much profit as they can from their workers. boycotting prevents them from being able to do so. 

if you’re interested in following the events of this strike, as well as other resistance efforts against amazon: https://amazonenlucha.wordpress.com/ is the website run by the organizers of the strike.

I’d also like to add that boycotting Amazon is a great way to start supporting the businesses that are being endangered by Amazon’s dominance. Bookstores and music stores come to mind. Start shopping there again. You may pay a few dollars more for the product, but know that those few extra dollars are keeping brick and mortar stores alive and a company that values its employees up and running.

Sincerely, a bookstore worker who wants to cry every time he hears, “It’s cheaper on Amazon, so I’ll just get it there.” from a customer.

I totally agree with this and would love to boycott amazon BUT I have been the customer @solongstarbird is talking about, and it’s because I am on disability benefits and I can’t afford the prices at all of my local bookstores. What would cost me £7.99 there I can get second hand on Amazon for only a pound or so, if I can afford it I will buy it but my reasoning behind “it’s cheaper on amazon” is “if I buy it on amazon, I can spend the money I save on bills and food.” As much as I want to support my local bookshops, I need to live too.

Boycotting places like amazon isn’t an easy option for people with low income. If I knew of a place that was just as cheap and UK based (shipping is super expensive) I would absolutely shop there instead.

I buy (Almost) all my stuff from Amazon, too. Not only does it offer cheaper prices, it also delivers, which is important, since I am physically disabled, live in a completely unwalkable (and unrollable) city, and do not drive.

However, I’m still timing my purchases to avoid Amazon today (10 July, 2018).

I need to know- is Wish affiliated with Amazon in any way?

I don’t know. But as I understand it, it’s the Amazon Warehouse workers who are on strike, so if you have limited choice in boycotting, the most important facet to boycott is any part of Amazon that relies on warehouse workers.

It’s best if you can boycott All of Amazon until the strike is over. But as this thread points out, that’s not possible for everyone (as this thread is pointing out). But if everyone who can do at least something does just that something, that will still have more of an impact in the strikers’ favor than people deciding to do nothing because they can’t do it all.