The protest has been dubbed 'Make Amazon Pay' by a workers' union.
The protest has been dubbed"Make Amazon Pay" by a workers' union.Workers for the largest online retailer in the world are planning to go on strike during one of the busiest shopping weekends of the holiday season.
Dubbed the "Make Amazon Pay days of resistance," the strike is scheduled to last from Black Friday through Cyber Monday, the union announced in aThe strike could lead to delays in holiday deliveries for customers, economy experts told ABC News. The Association for the Taxation of Financial Transactions and Citizen's Action will hold protests in multiple cities across France, and garment workers will also take to the streets in Bangladesh, the union said.
Comprehensive benefits for these employees that begin on the first day of employment include health, vision and dental insurance; a 401 with 50% company match; up to 20 weeks paid leave, which includes 14 weeks of pregnancy-related disability leave and six weeks of parental leave; and Amazon's Career Choice program, which prepays college tuition, according to Amazon.
In 2022, a worker-led independent group led the first-ever U.S. union at the company, unionizing a 6,000-employee Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, New York.In June 2023, nearly 2,000 Amazon workers organized a walkout after a mandate to return to the office was issued. In Kentucky, Amazon employees who spoke to ABC News alleged that the company was leading a union-busting campaign to discourage employees from organizing.
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