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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Danny Glover Joins Amazon Organizers on the Ground in Lead-Up to Union Vote
If workers successfully unionize, it could set off a wave of union drives at Amazon facilities across the country.
Bernie Sanders Introduces Bills to Fix the “Corrupt and Rigged Tax Code”
As budget chairman, Sanders has introduced bills to tax corporations and the wealthy while helping the working class.
Bernie Sanders Is Heading to Bessemer During Last Days of Amazon Union Vote
If the workers successfully unionize, Sanders has said it would be a “shot heard around the world.”
Bernie Sanders Is on a Mission to Tax Billionaire CEOs
Sanders and Warren proposed a bill to raise taxes on corporations that pay CEOs 50 times what they pay average workers.