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Article

28 Nov 2019

Author:
Ben Fox Rubin, CNET

USA: Over 40 groups form coalition to challenge Amazon's business practices

"Athena, a new anti-Amazon coalition, comes together to fight the e-commerce giant", 26 November 2019

...Over 40 groups said...they've created a new coalition called Athena to push back against Amazon on a variety of fronts. These groups include the immigrant-focused organizations Make the Road New York and Awood Center in Minnesota, as well as the digital rights group Fight for the Future and the advocacy group Institute for Local Self-Reliance...

 ...Athena...works to encapsulate all these issues in a broad message against Amazon's business practices...

Amazon shot back, saying it's been a "force for good" in communities..."It's no coincidence to us that this group would emerge now because large shopping events have become an opportunity for our critics, including unions, to raise awareness for their cause – in this case, increased membership dues," an Amazon spokesperson said in a statement. "These groups are conjuring misinformation to work in their favor, when in fact we already offer the things they claim to be able to provide."...