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Abstraction: Amazon unregretted attrition practice and worker transparency fight

Key points:

Amazon uses a forced-distribution bucketing system (5 buckets) with 5% lowest bucket automatically placed on performance plans; 15% cap at highest
Internal practice called URA (unregretted attrition) targets forced resignation of 6% of corporate workforce annually — hidden from employees
Former Amazon drone engineer Pat McGah found Washington state's personnel file law (RCW 49.12.240) being skirted by Amazon relabeling evaluation documents
HR refused disclosure of director OV (Overall Value) scores, claiming they are not part of the "personnel file"
Washington state bill SB 5130 drafted to close the loophole and require disclosure of all performance evaluations with monetary damages for non-compliance
Tech Workers Coalition amplified the organizing effort; petition circulated to demonstrate grassroots support to legislators

Connections: Amazon · Tech Workers Coalition · Algorithmic Management · Labor Organizing · Workplace Transparency