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Amazon

Interview
Economy & Labor

Union Seeks New Election After Alabama Warehouse Organizing Drive Fails

The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union that led the drive says Amazon illegally interfered in the vote.
by
Amy Goodman,
Democracy Now!
April 12, 2021
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People hold pro-union signs during a rally at the Amazon Spheres and headquarters in solidarity with Amazon workers hoping to unionize in Bessemer, Alabama, in Seattle, Washington, on March 26, 2021.
News
Politics & Elections

In Wake of Amazon Union Vote, Progressives Urge Action on Filibuster and PRO Act

The PRO Act faces little chance passing the Senate unless Democrats eliminate the 60-vote legislative filibuster.
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
April 10, 2021
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Union organizers wave to cars exiting an Amazon fulfillment center on March 27, 2021, in Bessemer, Alabama.
News
Economy & Labor

Union Calls Foul Play as Amazon Unionization Vote Fails

Emails show that Amazon pressured USPS to install a mailbox on warehouse grounds for dropping off ballots.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
April 9, 2021
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Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant speaks to several hundred people gathered outside of City Hall on May 20, 2019.
News Analysis
Politics & Elections

Grassroots Organizers Mobilize to Defend Kshama Sawant Against Recall Effort

Capitalist forces are targeting leftist City Councilor Kshama Sawant in Seattle. A solidarity campaign is fighting back.
by
Tyler Walicek,
Truthout
April 8, 2021
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Vector illustration of a woman struggling to complete mountains of paperwork
Interview
Economy & Labor

Work Isn’t Fulfilling Because Capitalism Is a Death March

We live in a system that conditions us to celebrate each other for sacrificing ourselves to work.
by
Kelly Hayes,
Truthout
April 7, 2021
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People hold pro-union signs and rally outside a Whole Foods Market after marching from Amazon headquarters in solidarity with Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, who hope to unionize, in Seattle, Washington, on March 26, 2021.
News
Economy & Labor

Amazon Illegally Fired Activist Employees, Labor Board Finds

The employees were outspoken about the company’s climate impacts and poor labor conditions during the pandemic.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
April 5, 2021
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The Amazon fulfillment warehouse at the center of a unionization drive is seen on March 29, 2021, in Bessemer, Alabama.
News
Economy & Labor

Bessemer Workers Subsidize Amazon Through Local Tax. A Union Could Challenge It.

Alabama enticed Amazon to build the Bessemer facility by offering a subsidy financed by an income tax on residents.
by
Sam Carliner,
Left Voice
April 4, 2021
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News
Economy & Labor

As Union Drive Heated Up, Jeff Bezos Orchestrated Twitter War on Bernie Sanders

Last week, Amazon turned a few tweets into a PR mess. Those tweets, it turns out, were on order from Jeff Bezos himself.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
March 29, 2021
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Traffic lights at an intersection outside the Amazon.com, Inc. fulfillment center in Bessemer, Alabama, on March 26, 2021.
Op-Ed
Prisons & Policing

Cops Hired by Amazon Are Intimidating Workers and Supporters of the Union Drive

The police chief of Bessemer, Alabama, says off-duty cops have been hired by Amazon as “security” for the facility.
by
Madeleine Freeman &
Luigi Morris,
Left Voice
March 27, 2021
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An Amazon delivery driver scans bags of groceries while loading a vehicle outside of a distribution facility on February 2, 2021, in Redondo Beach, California.
News
Economy & Labor

Internal Documents Show Amazon Knows Its Drivers Urinate, Defecate in Trucks

Amazon said its drivers were lying about urinating in bottles on shift, but documents show it is aware of the practice.
by
Sharon Zhang,
Truthout
March 26, 2021
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