Amazon fight with workers: ‘You’re a cog in the system’
Activists are trying to unionise Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, which would be a first for the US – if they…
For its part, Amazon has responded with mandatory weekly meetings discouraging the proposal, plastered the warehouse with anti-union flyers, blasted text messages to staff, and launched a website “Do it without Dues”, which promotes the firm’s “high wages” – hourly pay starts at $15.30 (£11.15) – health benefits, and safety committee.