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"Our coalition to #MakeAmazonPay brought together over 50 unions, environmental groups and social movements from all over the world who formulated a set of Common Demands." — Casper Gelderblom

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You can read the Common Demands of the #MakeAmazonPay coalition on MakeAmazonPay.com.
"Amazon really does demonstrate everything that's wrong with our current economic model." — @CHoffmanUNI

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"Amazon is likely to 42% of every dollar spent over Christmas... How much of that ends up in the workers' pockets." — @CHoffmanUNI
"We don't think the kind of surveillance of workers and citizens Amazon engages in has any place in democracy. We will continue to demand action and to fight back with our allies around the world." — @CHoffmanUNI

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"Rather than ease the physical burden on workers, the addition of robots in warehouses makes it even more dangerous for workers because of the repetitive motion that is required." — @CHoffmanUNI
"Amazon was so eager to profit with the pandemic, they ignored the demands of workers to physically distance and slow the pace of work." — @CHoffmanUNI

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"This is what's top of mind for workers right now — 'How can I go to work and also stay healthy for my family'... Amazon's response is that they monitor workers now with cameras to make sure they don't get too close to one another." — @CHoffmanUNI
"Amazon reveals itself in the fullness of the grabbing it does. And that is good for us — that it's visible. Amazon is in your face. The products it produces are mostly products that small businesses used to make, and now it's all grabbed by Amazon." — @SaskiaSassen
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"Amazon is a monster. A huge operation. An operation for what? To send us to the moon? No. It is an operation of everyday stuff — things to scrub the sink with. And somehow we allowed one firm to grab that world." — @SaskiaSassen

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