Passion Power

The labour movement has ignited and for the first time in a long time the balance of power has shifted. It’s the great reset and one that I support. Years ago, companies and workers were cooperative alliances. The almighty dollar wasn’t the most important thing. Now it’s dog-eat-dog and every man for himself.  Most working-class people are just trying to put food on the table for their families and sock some away for the future.  Can I do better is not a bad question to ask and in a tight labour market now is the time.   There is burn-out among healthcare and frontline workers, essential workers, and food services and retail.    The pandemic has created a whole host of issues; supply chain disruptions, backs logs and labour shortages to name a few.    Corporations are demanding extra time and effort, something people aren’t necessarily heartened to give. Companies need to sweeten the pie if they wish to keep their employees. The game is stille...

What choice do companies have but to use Amazon?  Afterall, it's where the world is going. Everybody’s doing it.  Amazon takes large cuts up to 30% to sell on their platform. We haven’t seen those margins in tech since the nineties. The stock has increased by 80%.  Sales have gone up 40% and Jeff Bezos personal wealth has clocked staggering growth of $58 Billion last year and so far, the money ‘ain’t trickling down.’   Did you know that Amazon avoids paying their share of property and payroll tax? Through aggressive bargaining tactics, they erode the local tax base in communities where extra resources are necessary to support a large warehouse fulfillment centre such as wear and tear on the roads, emergency assistance, police, fire, ems and schools. Before you click you may want to think about what life is going to be look like for the working class in years to come if the vast majority are forced into Amazon warehouses in non-union environments. These are physically...