Bernie Sanders leads the pack in donations from big tech employees — and among Amazon workers who list their occupation as 'slave' in FEC filings. SamAugustDean reports:
Some Amazon employees used their political giving as an opportunity to make a statement about their working conditions. Ten Amazon employees in eight states identified their occupation as “slave” or “slave labor.” Federal Election Commission rules require employed persons to disclose their occupation and employer when making campaign contributions.
Seven of those employees donated to Sanders’ campaign, one supported Warren, another backed Yang, and a final self-reported “slave” donated at various points to almost every major Democratic presidential candidate except Sanders, including the campaigns of Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet, New York Sen. Kirstin Gillibrand, Bay Area billionaire Tom Steyer and Julian Castro, the former secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Bennet, Gillibrand and Castro have all dropped out of the race.
A further analysis of all contributions to Democratic presidential campaigns in 2019 showed that Amazon led the nation in employees who reported their occupation as “slave.” The next largest employer of people who described themselves as “slave” was listed as “The Man,” followed by the retailers Walmart and Target.
Amazon was also unique among the top five tech companies in inspiring its employees to editorialize when writing in their employer’s name. One warehouse worker wrote “AMAZON. IT’S AWFUL HELP.” Another, donating to Andrew Yang, wrote “AMAZON .” Three separate employees, including both warehouse and tech office workers, added an emoji to share how they felt: “Amazon :(“
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