Amazon has long been at odds with Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren over their criticisms of the company’s labor and business practices. But the discord reached a new height last week when aggressively...
The Twitter Army Helping Amazon's Anti-Union Efforts
Amazon has deployed a band of Twitter accounts aimed at fighting the company's critics, namely lawmakers like Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. The aggressive tactic is aimed at countering claims that the company's warehouse workers aren't happy and are in favor of unionizing. But not all of these Twitter accounts are legitimate — at least one was set up as a joke. Nevertheless, Amazon is not shying away from a fight.
Amazon Gets Tougher On Critics
Putting aside the fake Twitter accounts, Amazon is going on the offensive, at the behest of CEO Jeff Bezos, against politicians and other critics of its policies.