Karma is a female dog (named FiFi)

It seems like JUST YESTERDAY that Democrats were singing the praises of — and demanding — voting by mail for the 2020 election.  Jeff Bezos,  owner of Amazon AND The Washington Post thought vote-by-mail was absolutely necessary for the 2020 election:

 

Jeff Bezos and Amazon know mail-in voting is susceptible to voter fraud and error.  That’s why he and his company are now trying to appeal to the National Labor Relations Board to stop the vote by minimum wage company workers to unionionize.   Amazon claims mail-in voting has  “serious and systemic flaws”.  Incidentally, Bezos also owns the very liberal leaning Washington Post that dismissed President Trump’s claims last summer arguing the same points about mail-in ballots during a Presidential election.

 

In fact, Bezos and the Washington Post said mail-in election flaws alleged by the President were a flat out myth.[…]

Now,  we hear that Bezos and Amazon are fighting to prevent voting-by-mail in a unionization vote at one of Amazon’s Alabama facilities:

 

Jeff Bezos — a strong Democratic supporter — and Amazon are aiming to postpone a unionization vote at one of its warehouses in Alabama, the Wall Street Journalreports. Interestingly, Amazon has requested that the National Labor Relations Board reconsider allowing mail-in voting, claiming that the mail-in voting process has “serious and systemic flaws.”

 

Got that? Bezos and Amazon are doing all they can to prevent any shady activity when workers cast their ballots for unionization, and they are particularly concerned about the integrity of mail-in ballots.

 

You are likely trying to figure out how that adds up, right? The Washington Post, owned by Bezos, called any claims of mail-in voter fraud by Donald Trump and his supporters dangerous and inexcusable. Amazon even banned Parler from its servers, in part to ensure no one could claim voter fraud occurred from mail-in ballots back in November.

 

But stop trying to make it make sense. It is not supposed to add up.

 

In this case, mail-in voting is disadvantageous for Bezos and his e-commerce behemoth. Therefore, they now consider mail-in voting seriously flawed.

 

An Amazon spokesperson tells CNN the company is seeking a “valid, fair and successful election” and suggests that only in-person voting can ensure that. Hmm, interesting perspective.

 

Amazon has, thus far, fended off unions in the United States. If a majority of ballots vote in favor of unionization, hourly Amazon workers would send an L right up to Bezos’ office.

 

Bamazonunion.com explains that a union at Amazon would “give us the right to collectively bargain over our working conditions including items such as safety standards, training, breaks, pay, benefits, and other important issues that would make our workplace better.”

 

The NLRB says, “A mail ballot election will enfranchise employees who cannot enter the voting location for health reasons or due to positive COVID tests.” Fearing an unfavorable outcome, however, Amazon now insists that current COVID outbreaks aren’t dangerous enough to warrant this NLRB decision.

 

Amazon says that Lisa Henderson, NLRB’s Acting Regional Director “reached the remarkable conclusion that any level of infection or potential infection among employees counts as an ‘outbreak.’” Only 218 people employees, 2.88%, at its Bessemer facility tested positive during the 14-day period ending on January 7, which Amazon does not consider an “outbreak” apparently. This is quite the change of perspective. Imagine the coverage from the Washington Post if similar questions had been asked before November.

 

Mail-in voting has never been about the health of Americans or ensuring that each voice counts. As always, our country’s most powerful figures in both Washington and Silicon Valley base their opinions solely on the outcomes that increase their own power, finances, and flexibility.

 

Hypocritical, but sadly, all too predictable.