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With the [[COVID-19 pandemic|Covid-19 Pandemic]], the conditions for the workers of Amazon saw a horrific decline. In spite of Covid spreading rapidly in areas near Amazon workplaces, the workers were nonetheless forced to work unpaid overtime<ref>{{News citation|author=Charles R. Davis|newspaper=Businessinsider.com|title=Amazon set to end 'unlimited unpaid time off' policy|date=2020-4-22|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-set-to-end-unlimited-unpaid-time-off-policy-2020-4|retrieved=2022-6-11}}</ref>, without adequate protective gear, and sometimes in brutal heat.<ref>{{News citation|author=Lauren Kaori Gurley|newspaper=Vice.com|title=Amazon Workers Describe 'Excessive Heat,' 'Fainting' in NYC Warehouse|date=2021-7-8|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/88nv7g/amazon-workers-describe-excessive-heat-fainting-in-nyc-warehouse}}</ref> However, Jeff Bezos and his clique of investors, removed from the struggles of their workers, were able to benefit greatly from the pandemic.<ref>{{News citation|author=Chuck Collins|newspaper=Institute for Policy Studies|title=U.S. Billionaires Got 62 percent Richer During Pandemic. They’re Now Up $1.8 Trillion.|date=2021-9-24|url=https://ips-dc.org/u-s-billionaires-62-percent-richer-during-pandemic/}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|author=Mark John|newspaper=Reuters.com|title=Pandemic boosts super-rich share of global wealth|date=2021-12-7|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/pandemic-boosts-super-rich-share-global-wealth-2021-12-07/|retrieved=2022-6-11}}</ref> | With the [[COVID-19 pandemic|Covid-19 Pandemic]], the conditions for the workers of Amazon saw a horrific decline. In spite of Covid spreading rapidly in areas near Amazon workplaces, the workers were nonetheless forced to work unpaid overtime<ref>{{News citation|author=Charles R. Davis|newspaper=Businessinsider.com|title=Amazon set to end 'unlimited unpaid time off' policy|date=2020-4-22|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-set-to-end-unlimited-unpaid-time-off-policy-2020-4|retrieved=2022-6-11}}</ref>, without adequate protective gear, and sometimes in brutal heat.<ref>{{News citation|author=Lauren Kaori Gurley|newspaper=Vice.com|title=Amazon Workers Describe 'Excessive Heat,' 'Fainting' in NYC Warehouse|date=2021-7-8|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/88nv7g/amazon-workers-describe-excessive-heat-fainting-in-nyc-warehouse}}</ref> However, Jeff Bezos and his clique of investors, removed from the struggles of their workers, were able to benefit greatly from the pandemic.<ref>{{News citation|author=Chuck Collins|newspaper=Institute for Policy Studies|title=U.S. Billionaires Got 62 percent Richer During Pandemic. They’re Now Up $1.8 Trillion.|date=2021-9-24|url=https://ips-dc.org/u-s-billionaires-62-percent-richer-during-pandemic/}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|author=Mark John|newspaper=Reuters.com|title=Pandemic boosts super-rich share of global wealth|date=2021-12-7|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/pandemic-boosts-super-rich-share-global-wealth-2021-12-07/|retrieved=2022-6-11}}</ref> | ||
In spite of Amazon's massive union-busting efforts, by april of 2022, workers in [[New York City]] ([[USA]]) where able to successfully [[Amazon union|unionize]] their workplace, much to the loathing of the [[Bourgeois|capitalists]],<!-- More specifically, they were "disappointed" because they wanted a "direct relationship" with their workers. --> and their [[Bourgeois media|media]].<ref>{{News citation|author=Sara Ashley O'Brien|newspaper=CNN.com|title=Amazon workers at New York warehouse vote to form company's first US union|date=2022-4-1|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/01/tech/amazon-union-election-staten-island/index.html}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|author=Lucas Jackson|newspaper=The Guardian|title=Amazon fired him – now he’s trying to unionize 5,000 workers in New York|date=2021-6-4|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/jun/04/amazon-workers-staten-island-christian-smalls|retrieved=2022-6-11}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 17:52, 11 June 2022
Amazon.com, Inc. | |
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| Founded | Cadabra, Inc. July 5, 1994 Bellevue, Washington, United States |
| Founder | Jeff Bezos |
| Industry | E-commerce, digital distribution, supermarket |
| Headquarters | Seattle, Washington |
| Ownership | Jeff Bezos (14.0%) The Vanguard Group, Inc. (6.4%) BlackRock, Inc. (5.5%)[1] |
| Number of employees | 1,608,000[2] |
| Revenue | US$469.822 billion (2021)[2] |
| Net income | US$33.364 billion (2021)[2] |
| Total assets | US$420.549 billion (2021)[2] |
Amazon.com, Inc. is a Statesian monopolistic megacorporation. Led by the billionaire-oligarch Jeff Bezos, it holds a hegomonic hold over the transportation of goods in the United States of America, and is one of the largest perpetrators of worker-exploitation in the Western World.[3]
As is expected with capitalists, Amazon commonly engages in "lobbying" (bribery) with the already plutocratic American government. Amazon's main efforts with their "lobbying" commonly include retarding labor rights, having their puppets in the American government pass laws which better permit their tax-evasion, and overall cementing their place as a monopoly, at the expence of their laborers, of course.[4][5][6]
With the Covid-19 Pandemic, the conditions for the workers of Amazon saw a horrific decline. In spite of Covid spreading rapidly in areas near Amazon workplaces, the workers were nonetheless forced to work unpaid overtime[7], without adequate protective gear, and sometimes in brutal heat.[8] However, Jeff Bezos and his clique of investors, removed from the struggles of their workers, were able to benefit greatly from the pandemic.[9][10]
In spite of Amazon's massive union-busting efforts, by april of 2022, workers in New York City (USA) where able to successfully unionize their workplace, much to the loathing of the capitalists, and their media.[11][12]
References
- ↑ "AMAZON.COM, INC." (2021-05-26). United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Form 10-K: AMAZON.COM, INC." (2022-02-04). United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
- ↑ Jon Henley, Ed Pilkington (2008-2-26). "Divide and rule" The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-6-11.
- ↑ "Client Profile: Amazon.com" (2021). Opensecrets.org.
- ↑ Tony Romm (2014-6-8). "On Amazon's list: D.C. influence" Politico.com.
- ↑ Jeffery Dastin, Chris Kirkham, Aditya Kalra (2021-11-19). "Amazon wages secret war on Americans' privacy, documents show" Reuters.com. Retrieved 2022-6-11.
- ↑ Charles R. Davis (2020-4-22). "Amazon set to end 'unlimited unpaid time off' policy" Businessinsider.com. Retrieved 2022-6-11.
- ↑ Lauren Kaori Gurley (2021-7-8). "Amazon Workers Describe 'Excessive Heat,' 'Fainting' in NYC Warehouse" Vice.com.
- ↑ Chuck Collins (2021-9-24). "U.S. Billionaires Got 62 percent Richer During Pandemic. They’re Now Up $1.8 Trillion." Institute for Policy Studies.
- ↑ Mark John (2021-12-7). "Pandemic boosts super-rich share of global wealth" Reuters.com. Retrieved 2022-6-11.
- ↑ Sara Ashley O'Brien (2022-4-1). "Amazon workers at New York warehouse vote to form company's first US union" CNN.com.
- ↑ Lucas Jackson (2021-6-4). "Amazon fired him – now he’s trying to unionize 5,000 workers in New York" The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-6-11.