'Union spies' | Amazon removes controversial job listings

It has been reported that the online retail giant Amazon has taken down two job adverts for ‘intelligence analysts’ which stated the new positions would involve reporting on union activity among workers.

The job advertisement for a role based in Phoenix shared that the successful candidate would be able to inform stakeholders on ‘sensitive topics’ including any labour organising threats to the business.

According to the BBC, the listing read: “Analysts must be capable of engaging and informing... stakeholders on sensitive topics that are highly confidential, including labour organising threats against the company.”

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It also detailed that previous experience such as “officer in the intelligence community, the military, law enforcement, or a related global security role in the private sector”, would be desired for the role.