Class Struggle in the Time of Coronavirus: An Incomplete Chronicle of Events (16-21 March)
Submitted by Internationalis... on Mar 23 2020 19:37
The following review is a small depiction of what’s happening in the world, outside Italy (for the situation in Italy, see: leftcom.org).
Imperialism and the Amazon
Submitted by Internationalis... on Aug 31 2019 14:13
The article which follows was written at the beginning of the month when the continuing deforestation of the Amazon led to the yet more murders of the indigenous population. Since then the crisis has deepened as the dry season burning of the Amazon to clear the way for farming has reached new heights.
A Union at Amazon?: Organize the Class, not the Shop
An Amazon worker in the United States reflects on the strategic point of the company in the global economy and the new social composition it has created. Looking at the limits of union campaigns in a high-turnover sector with a lack of solidarity, he argues for the creation of regional Worker and Tenant Leagues based on direct action and mutual aid. This article was first published by Notes from Below.
Guardian report exposes Amazon wage increase as public relations fraud
Submitted by Soapy on Mar 9 2019 20:35
A recent report in The Guardian exposes the fraud of Amazon's October wage hike stunt. It also raises the question: was this all simply intended to stave off a unionization effort that began last summer?
Amazon Strikes on Prime Day
Submitted by BenS6 on Jul 21 2018 09:46
Amazon warehouse workers came out on strike against appalling conditions for three days from July 16th in Madrid. 96% of the workers came out on strike. Many of these are temps. On the second day of the strike, workers were brutally attacked by riot police in an unprovoked attack resulting in several beatings.
Call to all Amazon Workers in Europe. In July …. a European General strike!
Submitted by R Totale on Jul 7 2018 07:24
A call launched by the Spanish Amazon workers to all the workers of Amazon in Europe for a day of strike in the second week July during the Prime Day, because organizing a transnational strike is the only way that Amazon won’t be able to use its logistics network to weaken the effects of the strike. On the website Amazon en Lucha it is possible to find the call translated in several languages.
Two-day strike at biggest Amazon warehouse in Spain
Submitted by Cipo Fraioli on Mar 24 2018 16:52
A 48-hour strike in the Amazon warehouse in San Fernando de Henares, near Madrid, concluded successfully, according to unions, with workers bringing the company's biggest logistics centre in the country to a standstill.
Hemel Hempstead Amazon workers' report: 'Power hour' or Workers' Power?
Submitted by AngryWorkersWorld on Feb 4 2018 10:35
With our Amazon workers’ reports we hope to not provide yet another sad victim story of how Amazon turns humans into semi-robots. We leave this to the mainstream media.
Black Friday strikes at Amazon warehouses in Italy and Germany
Submitted by Cipo Fraioli on Nov 24 2017 13:27
The CGIL, Italy's biggest trade union confederation, Cisl, Uil and Ugl have called for a strike on Friday at Amazon’s main distribution hub, following a failure to negotiate bonuses with the company.
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