'It's time to build a movement where Amazon employees — and all workers — are employed with dignity and fairness,' writes Liz Shuler for CNNBusiness Perspectives
Liz Shuler is secretary-treasurer of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations , a federation of international labor unions. The opinions expressed in this commentary are her own.
.leftside-floating-image { width:100%; display:block; margin:0 auto 1.5rem; } @media screen and { .leftside-floating-image { float:left; width:50%; max-width: 200px; display:block; margin:0 1.5rem 1rem 0; } } This week, millions of consumers flocked to Amazon looking for a deal on Prime Day, which brought in more than $3.9 billion for the retail giant last year. Maybe you were one of those shoppers.
These workers aren't asking for the moon. They're demanding a safe and reliable working environment, the chance to advance in their career and the opportunity to organize and advocate for a better life. Workers in Shakopee are fighting for their right to organize, a right they know creates opportunities to advance their careers and provide better pay, better benefits and faster mobility from temporary to full-time employment. Amazon has defended its worker policies.
Instead of lifting its employees up, Amazon seems to be dragging them down and reaping astonishing profits off of its workers' productivity. Meanwhile, it has effectively paid nothing in federal income taxes over the past two years. Put another way: A single Amazon Prime member pays more for their yearly membership than Amazon gives to Uncle Sam.
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