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by ejb999 1527 days ago
which, I think, is the OP's point - if they spin off AWS, when they need to negotiate with the union then amazon won't look nearly as profitable as Amazon plus AWS: "hey we lost a billion dollars last year, we can't afford this contract".

Wouldn't put it past them.
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sokoloff 1527 days ago
"put it past them"? Why wouldn't the right reference be "what portion of the company operations would be disrupted if the unionized labor went on strike?"

If the warehouse workers go on strike and the profitable part of the business continues unimpeded, it seems like the retail/FC part of the business is the one that's at risk.

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