Posted on 11/22/2021 2:05:41 PM PST by EBH
Amazon employees around the world are preparing to strike on Black Friday in an effort to improve working conditions and demand accountability from top executives.
Workers and activists in more than 20 countries are expected to protest as part of a campaign led by "Make Amazon Pay," a coalition of 70 trade unions and organizations including Greenpeace, Oxfam, and Amazon Workers International.
Individuals everywhere "from oil refineries, to factories, to warehouses, to data centers, to corporate offices" are expected to participate in the November 26 event, according to the campaign.
"The pandemic has exposed how Amazon places profits ahead of workers, society, and our planet," Make Amazon Pay wrote in a list of demands shared on its website. "Amazon takes too much and gives back too little. It is time to Make Amazon Pay."
The protests come amid growing dissent from Amazon employees over working conditions, including long hours, low pay, and complex performance review systems. Make Amazon Pay's demands include increased salaries, better job security, and "suspending the harsh productivity and surveillance regime Amazon has used to squeeze workers."
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“Amazon’s wealth has increased so much during the pandemic that its owners could pay all 1.3 million of its employees a $690,000 COVID bonus and still be as rich as they were in 2020,” a video states on the Make Amazon Pay website.
Bezos too busy giving 100 million dollar bribes to Obamao.
897 billion - that would alllllmost pay for the Big Fed Giveaway Bill just passed.
“Bezos too busy giving 100 million dollar bribes to Obamao”.
You beat me to it.
Hey Amazon employees, you deserved that $100 million.
They turn on you eventually.
After leaning Jeff Bozo gave $100 million to the B. Hussein scamdation I hope they bankrupt that effin company. No question whatsoever that money is going to be used to spread Marxism.
Good on ‘em!
What idiots.
Send in the robots.
I see want ads all the time for Amazon and they’re paying $17-21 per hour. It was $12 about 5 years ago.
So, they all have a gun to their head, forced to work there?
How ridiculous asking for even more than they’ve already protested about. Go work somewhere else if you don’t like your job!
You have no idea how hard Amazon employees work. I hope they get everything they ask for.
I am stunned the Democrats having started taxing corporations per robot.
Bozos must have paid big bribes to stop that one.
I don’t care....if they can’t or don’t want to do the job move along to another job. It’s that simple. They knew what they were getting into when hired.....if not then they certainly know now and have options for other work.
I was recently thinking that Americans should have a general strike, too. But that darned “work ethic” gets in the way.
They have? I hadn't seen that. Got a link?
The Democrats have not started taxing corporations per robot.
I do expect them to start doing so at some point, however.
I remember when Amazon used to deliver packages almost overnight. If I needed something, I knew I would have it the next day or two. Now I have to wait a week and pay more.
Amazon is not what it used to be.
Call for more ROBOTS.....
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