5d ago

The European Parliament is considering revoking lobbying access for every interest group tied to Amazon in a major escalation of fight over warehouse working conditions.

www.politico.eu /article/parliament-weighs-larger-lobbying-ban-for-amazon/

5d ago

www.politico.eu /article/parliament-weighs-larger-lobbying-ban-for-amazon/

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4d ago

EU Parliament threatens wider ban on lobbyists as Amazon spat deepens

www.politico.eu /article/parliament-weighs-larger-lobbying-ban-for-amazon/

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Corporations should not be allowed to lobby
- Nah, I'd say everyone should be able to voice their concerns to policymakers.
  What should be banned are secret private dinners etc.
  Lobbying should be 100% public record, who met with whom, when, where, and what did they say?
  Full schedule and transcript of every lobby meeting should be public.
I'd rather they temporarily revoke lobbying access to all "questionable " groups, unless they prove beyond doubt they are trustworthy and abide to EU law.
- or maybe, you know, remove lobbying in its entirety, because private money shouldn't undermine democracy
  
  remove lobbying in its entirety, because private money.
  Lobbying is not necessarily private money. It's all kind of groups. Interest groups, like safe the bird, frog or either Lhbt +, workersrights groups etc etc
  Maybe it's a question of definition but interest groups do lobby in fact. But not all lobbyist are ofc interest groups.
  Though, in theory, German carmakers could be both at the same time imo. It's not always clear how and when to draw the line
  definition by Enc Brittanica
  Add; In cases like Amazon & Huawei, and the toxic influencing of some extreme ( foreign and/or domestic) organisations, there is however NO DOUBT, that they don't want to abide to EU law. So fuck them!
  
  There are good lobbyists. Organizations like Amnesty International, the ACLU, and more have lobbyists.
  Sometimes it's appropriate to have professionals whose job it is to communicate with legislators on behalf of a group of people.
  
  It‘s infuriating to know that many members of the EU parliament only enter the building once a day to collect their paycheck and then immediately meet up with a lobbyist to be invited for lunch. That‘s their actual daily routine. Insanity.
If they don't comply with the law, Amazon itself should be banned, not from lobbying but from doing business here.
If this passes, make it permanent
inb4 this idea being lobbied out of existence :(
EDIT: it is a great idea though!
hi, I just came out of my cave, what’s this about? Lost track with the world for 5d already
- Amazon has been trying for many years to introduce American style working practices into the EU, disobeying laws on anti Union activities, maximum working hours directives, minimum holiday entitlement rules etc etc etc etc.
  They got banned from directly lobbying the EU Parliament on the grounds of repeat offending and showing contempt for EU law and workers' rights. If you don't follow the rules, you don't get a say in what the rules are.
  It's in Amazon's interest to weaken EU workers' rights generally because they'll get fined less and can still be competitive in the jobs marketplace with even worse pay and conditions if working conditions weren't so generally high in the EU compared to the US.
  They've resorted to going via third parties who might also get banned as a result.
  
  omg.. that is so evil, thanks David for clarifying

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