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>“Don't be misled by union organizers wearing Amazon vests--they are not part of Amazon,”

Sounds like a reasonable statement to me. Imagine if Amazon management dressed up in union garb...

Except the whole point of the article is that these people are part of Amazon.

Not while they're off the clock they're not. That's the point here. Don't be mislead if someone approaches you outside work in their uniform: they don't represent us. Arguing around the exact definition of "part of us" is a bit silly no?

That's strange. I always tell people that I work for my employer, even when it is off the clock.

it's fine to tell people you work for a particular company. But if you do so in the expectation that said reputation would give you more credibility for whatever extra-curricular activities you are undertaking, then that would be fraud and wrong.

So when you go to political demos or protests your opening pitch is I'm here as part of employer X? And you wear company swag? And your employer supports this?

I don't think you read the article, because even Amazon isn't saying that. They're saying that one particular union organizer is no longer an Amazon employee, and using that to sow distrust about all of them.

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