'The Strike Wave Is in Full Swing': Amazon, Whole Foods Workers Walk Off Job...

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'The Strike Wave Is in Full Swing': Amazon, Whole Foods Workers Walk Off Job to Protest Unjust and Unsafe Labor Practices

From the article:

Labor rights advocates on Monday urged the public to show support and solidarity with Amazon employees who walked off the job at a Staten Island warehouse following what the workers said was an unacceptable response by the company to at least one case of coronavirus at the facility.

Between 50 and 200 employees at the warehouse, known as JFK8, walked off the job around 12:30 pm Monday, days after at least one case of coronavirus was reported at the facility. Christian Smalls, an employee who is organizing the strike, told CNN the number of employees who have tested positive for the coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19, is actually between five and seven, though the company has only acknowledged one infection....

"The richest man in the world can't even provide basic protection for his workers during this pandemic crisis because it hurts his bottom line," tweeted New York Assembly member Ron T. Kim of Amazon's multi-billionaire CEO, Jeff Bezos. "I stand in solidarity with Amazon workers."

To read more:

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/03/30/strike-wave-full-swing-amazon-whole-foods-workers-walk-job-protest-unjust-and-unsafe?cd-origin=rss&utm_term=AO&utm_campaign=Daily%20Newsletter&utm_content=email&utm_source=Daily%20Newsletter&utm_medium=Email

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1. Strength in numbers!

Demand a safe workplace, living wage, sick pay, and PPE!
Solidarity forever
...the Union makes us strong.

WORKERS BUILT THAT COMPANY, and workers can shut it down!

[guillaumeb]

2. The richest man in the world is also the greediest.

His greed overrides the workers need.

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7. History

Proves his and others greed come at a price that they will also be required to pay.

[guillaumeb]

9. Welcome to DU, and this conversation.

The rich generally act as if they are exempt from the consequences of their greed.

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10. Thank you guillaumeb

Couldn't be said any better.

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3. Article from theverge.com on the walkout...

https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/30/21199942/amazon-warehouse-coronavirus-covid-new-york-protest-walkout

[guillaumeb]

4. From your link:

n Italy and Spain, where COVID-19 outbreaks have been spreading longer, Amazon refused to shut down facilities after workers became infected, prompting protests. Earlier this month, a group of senators wrote a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos expressing concern for the safety of Amazon workers and asking, among other things, whether the company would temporarily shut down facilities and provide paid leave for workers if someone tests positive for COVID-19. A petition among workers calling for a similar approach has garnered more than 1,500 signatures. The workers at JFK8 are also calling for paid leave while the facility is shut down for cleaning.

Bezos values one thing only, and it is not the lives of his workers.

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5. NPR story on the walkout...

https://www.npr.org/2020/03/30/823767492/amazon-instacart-grocery-delivery-workers-strike-for-coronavirus-protection-and-

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6. Amazon fires warehouse worker who led Staten Island strike for more coronavirus protection

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/30/amazon-fires-staten-island-coronavirus-strike-leader-chris-smalls.html

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8. Bezos is only interested in his money.

He hates unions, and workers who organize. This type of greed is the hidden pandemic.