It’s #PrimeDay. Your two-day shipping comes at a high cost to workers.
34,000 Amazon warehouse workers were seriously injured in 2021.
That’s about TWICE the serious injury rate at non-Amazon warehouses.
34,000 Amazon warehouse workers were seriously injured in 2021.
That’s about TWICE the serious injury rate at non-Amazon warehouses.
We spoke to the Amazon workers who stock, organize, package, and deliver all your packages.
They’re treated like robots and forced to perform strenuous and repetitive tasks at back-breaking speeds.
They’re treated like robots and forced to perform strenuous and repetitive tasks at back-breaking speeds.
Workers across the country are fighting back. Amazon workers in Staten Island won a union election in April and officially formed the company’s first union.
Workers in AL, NC & KY are also organizing to form unions, and workers in more states have taken collective action.
Workers in AL, NC & KY are also organizing to form unions, and workers in more states have taken collective action.
But the problems that Amazon workers face aren’t isolated to just that company.
Warehouse workers across the industry are facing the dangerous impacts of deregulation.
Warehouse workers across the industry are facing the dangerous impacts of deregulation.
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