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Amazon staff banned from calling their work 'dumb' after employees form first union

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Amazon staff could have their conversations monitored for 'banned' words and phrases via a chat app, after workers at the online retail giant voted to recognise a union for the first time.An internal chat app for staff looks set to block and flag employee posts that could potentially be used to criticise working conditions at Amazon.

According to The Intercept, terms such as "slave labor", "prison", and "plantation" could be banned—as well as "restrooms", following numerous reports of Amazon staff using plastic bottles as toilets in order to meet strict quotas.The app, which has not been approved or finalised but is set for a trial programme later this month, was reportedly first proposed at a meeting of Amazon execs in November 2021.Billed as an internal social media programme, it would allow employees to recognise their colleagues' performance.

According to Amazon's head of worldwide consumer business, Dave Clark, it is designed to make employees happier and more productive by giving them virtual stars and badges.The Intercept's Amazon source reports that after the 2021 meeting, execs started work on an 'auto bad word monitor' that would block staff from sending inappropriate messages, including swear words and key phrases including "I hate", "rude", "prison", "ethics", "unfair", "living wage", "this is concerning" and "union".Amazon spokesperson Barbara M.

Agrait denied the claims and told The Intercept: "Our teams are always thinking about new ways to help employees engage with each other.

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