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15 Jul 2019

Author:
Julie Bort, Business Insider

USA: Amazon tech workers join Prime Day strikes in support of warehouse workers

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"Some of Amazon's highly paid tech workers say warehouse worker conditions are 'a source of shame", 12 July 2019

A group of Amazon's tech workers are openly supporting the planned strike by Amazon warehouse workers in Shakopee, Minnesota, next week during the online retailer's Prime Day shopping event.

Some of them will even be flying out to walk the picket line and give speeches during the strike, Amazon Employees for Climate Justice...said.

Others are publicly sharing letters and words of encourage to the strikers...with multiple employees saying they are ashamed of the treatment of the fulfillment center workers... 

...While Amazon customers are anticipating the bargains, these Minnesota workers are using the spotlight to push for better conditions. They want higher pay, more reasonable workloads, and better opportunities for advancement...

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