I don’t usually post on here, but this one really hit a nerve.

Amazon just fired 150 delivery drivers in Queens—drivers who had unionized under the Teamsters, working for a third-party contractor called Cornucopia. The union is saying straight up that Amazon is breaking the law, and honestly, I believe it. These guys weren’t random hires—they’re people who got together, stood up for themselves, and tried to protect their jobs with a union. And what did they get in return? Pink slips.

Here’s what frustrates me the most: this is a repeat pattern. Big tech companies like Amazon hide behind these contractor setups—what they call “Delivery Service Partners”—to pretend they aren’t the actual boss. They say, “Oh, they don’t technically work for Amazon,” as if that magically erases responsibility. But let’s be real: the drivers wear the uniforms, drive the Amazon vans, deliver Amazon packages, and get disciplined when they don’t meet Amazon’s standards. If that’s not working for Amazon, I don’t know what is.

To me, this feels like another way for corporate giants to play the system. They get all the benefits of a controlled workforce without any of the accountability. And when people start standing up for fair treatment, they can just pull the plug, blame it on the contractor, and shrug their shoulders. Meanwhile, 150 families are left scrambling.

I’m sick of hearing the same old PR lines from Amazon about “operational flexibility” and “customer service improvements.” What about the people who built that customer service? What about the workers who grind through rain, snow, and ridiculous quotas to keep Prime promises alive? You can’t just keep treating people like disposable parts in a machine.

It’s not just about Amazon either. This is a snapshot of what’s happening across the whole economy. Big tech is obsessed with efficiency and profits at all costs. And the human beings who make it all work—the drivers, warehouse staff, moderators, contractors—are the first ones thrown out whenever things get “inconvenient.”

I don’t know how this all plays out with the NLRB and the courts, especially since even that system is jammed up right now. But if we don’t start holding companies like Amazon accountable, we’re going to see more and more workers chewed up and spit out. At the end of the day, you can only build an empire on people’s backs for so long before they start breaking it down from the inside.

That’s my rant. I’m frustrated, I’m angry, and I feel for those drivers. They deserved better than this.

Also… if anyone can, please pray for me. I never really knew God, but I heard this lady named Renae’s message on this site and it really made me feel like I need to at least give Him a shot.

– Adam