Chapter 848 (2/2)

Because the traditional American Express is expensive and slow, the official takes the initiative to take charge of the first stage of delivery, which can not only improve the efficiency, shorten the delivery schedule, but also greatly reduce the cost. After completing the first stage of delivery, USPS and other express companies obtain the express, and then use their own perfect national distribution network to deliver the packages to specific customers.

During the construction of Amazon's primary distribution system, in order to avoid the entanglement of the large-scale American truck drivers' Union, Amazon chose the outsourcing mode and split the transportation business to different small transportation companies instead of setting up its own transportation team.

This is Simon's own design based on Amazon's business model in his memory.

The employees in the logistics distribution center belong to a new type of work, so there is no old trade union to rely on. It is relatively easy to stop these employees from forming trade unions.

The truck drivers' Union in the United States is an old trade union that has existed for many years like the United Auto Workers' Union. The number of union members reaches 1.4 million, which is larger than the rapidly declining United Auto Workers' Union.

E-commerce business is bound to shoulder more than 70% of the U.S. local capacity of truck transportation.

So it's a detour.

Adding a layer of contractors will certainly increase the cost to a certain extent. However, through many independent small transport companies as a buffer and avoiding direct contact with the truck drivers' Union, igrit can definitely save more in the long run.

Otherwise, if the transportation department is set up to hire truck drivers directly, with the growing e-commerce business of igritte, hundreds of thousands of truck drivers attached to Amazon's logistics distribution network in the future, backed by trade unions, will definitely become igritte's nightmare, and the negative impact will be no less than that of the auto workers who are still attached to the US auto giants The Federation.

Why the government departments in the United States are so inefficient that they are compared to otters in the later crazy animal City, why the service quality of American Airlines is so poor that they often treat passengers violently and even beat their heads to blood, and why some municipal projects in the United States can be completed in a single day in China, but can often be delayed for several months, are all due to the trade unions .

There is no fear.

The major auto giants in the United States can also lower costs by moving their factories overseas. It is obvious that igritte's e-commerce business is not feasible to do so. If we agree to the conditions of the truck drivers' Union, and the transportation department directly under the union keeps demanding high salaries and benefits, and it is still completely inefficient, there is no need for the Amazon online mall under igrit to survive.

There is no shortage of smart people in this world.

The intention of igrit's outsourcing strategy is not obscure. The truck drivers union of the United States finds it difficult for its members to take advantage of a large group of small transportation companies. Igrit, who has just completed its IPO, is a fat and fluid company, which naturally leads to the idea of eating big customers.

This sudden attack is obviously a trial.

If igritte makes a compromise in Wisconsin, the next thing will be very easy. As long as a large number of truck drivers change from indirect contractor employees to regular employees of igrit, the company is not at the mercy of the truck drivers union of America.

Both sides understood each other's intentions. The truck drivers' Union suddenly attacked, and igritte's side was also straightforward. Several responsible persons understood what would happen if the truck drivers' Union succeeded, so they resolutely suspended the operation of Wisconsin distribution center.

Then it's still a fight.

The truck drivers' Union suddenly chose to go on strike without any communication. This time, igrit is actually the right party.

However, the truck drivers' Union wants to communicate with igrit directly, but it will not let igrit succeed. It publicly accuses the truck drivers' Union of reckless strike and lack of credibility. At the same time, igrit has made another move, stating that it will investigate the losses caused to igrit by the three contractors.

In any case, we will not accept the request of the truck drivers' Union of the United States to set up a transportation department directly under igrit. We will not even think about the dialogue. We just urge the truck drivers' Union and the contractor to resolve their differences as soon as possible.

Wisconsin distribution center is mainly responsible for distribution services in five central states of the United States.

While suspending the Wisconsin distribution center, the Amazon team also made up for the market vacancy caused by the suspension of the distribution center through other channels for the first time. It also made a public opinion campaign in Wisconsin, saying that once the Wisconsin distribution center is suspended for more than two weeks and the business is undertaken by other distribution centers, igritte will be responsible for the Wisconsin distribution center Send them to the center for layoffs.

Those truck drivers who suddenly strike will be blacklisted by igrit.

When the news spread, many people suddenly had some silly eyes.

Located in the rust belt, Wisconsin is the state with the highest unemployment rate in recent years. Recently, the unemployment rate has dropped from 8.6% two years ago to 6.1%, still higher than the current federal unemployment rate of 5.6%.Therefore, it is very difficult for the employees of Amazon logistics distribution center to have such a low threshold and salary level. Otherwise, even with official lobbying, only 21% of the employees of the distribution center would have voted for the labor union vote at the beginning of the year.

It's $9 an hour, which is also a figure Simon has personally worked out. In the housekeeper's original plan, the basic hourly salary was only $7.

Not only for a group of senior executives, but also for the whole westerosian system, Simon has been deliberately offering a relatively high treatment, because he always believes that it can mobilize the enthusiasm of employees to a great extent and generate a sense of loyalty and belonging.

In addition to the relatively high salary, the school of the children of the employees in the Wisconsin distribution center has been specially cared for by the westero family foundation for more than a year. In the future, all the descendants of ”westerosian” will have more opportunities to climb to the top.

However, the relatively high level is by no means unreasonable, and Simon will not accept the restraint and coercion of the trade union.

If Simon doesn't want to give it, nobody wants to rob it.

At the same time, the truck drivers' Union's sudden attack on igritte's e-commerce business, coupled with other ghosts and goblins jumping around one after another, has a very intuitive impact.

On October 16, igrit's share price fell by 2.1%, and then fell by more than 3% in the next few days. The strike lasted until October 20. In five days, the overall decline of igrit's share price has reached 6.2%. At the close of Friday, igrit's market value has dropped from $253.7 billion on Monday to $237.9 billion, and its book loss has exceeded $15 billion.