Amazon employees in four countries have gone on a PrimeDay strike to protest their working conditions and benefits and to demand better pay
Amazon AMZN, +0.11% employees in four countries have gone on strike amid the company’s biggest discount shopping holiday of the year to protest their working conditions and benefits and to demand better pay.
The strikes began Sunday night at Amazon facilities in Europe and at a warehouse — or “fulfillment center” in Amazon’s corporate parlance — outside of Minneapolis and are expected to continue all day Monday. One U.S. Amazon warehouse employee in Minnesota said she’s expected to physically handle and drop off 600 items per hour while staying on her feet continuously, the Washington Post reported.
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The average U.S. Amazon worker made just over $34,000 a year in 2017, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission filings. To compare, the median household income was $61,372 that same year. Amazon’s global sales for Prime Day are estimated to reach $5.8 billion, according to Coresight Research.
The Seattle-based company has defended the treatment of its workers in the past arguing that it provides benefits so that employees don’t need to unionize.
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