The force that can help Amazon’s workers? Amazon’s shoppers
Athens-Clarke County commissioner and activist Mariah Parker speaks into a megaphone during a rally in support of Amazon workers, in Birmingham, Ala., on March 26, 2021. “To a degree greater than many of its competitors, Amazon has thrived by accommodating its customers’ desires. Consumers can now try to marshal that power on behalf of Amazon’s workers,” writes New York Times opinion columnist Farhad Manjoo. (Charity Rachelle/The New York Times)
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11th Apr 2021
Here are some of the ways that people who have worked inside Amazon’s warehouses describe the experience: “The job crushed my spirit and crippled my body.” “The lowest point in my life.” An “isolating colony of hell.” “They’re killing people mentally and physically.” “I began to hate my day-to-day life.” “The way Amazon pushes people is not moral.” “I had whole days where I didn’t talk to anyone.” “The sys
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