Action on Amazon NI

New report: Amazon's hidden subsidies How much does an Amazon warehouse cost taxpayers in Europe❓ 🪙 near Lyon 🇫🇷 €1.1 million 🪙 Fife 🇬🇧 €8.95 million 🪙 Leipzig 🇩🇪 €13.35 million 🪙 Asturias 🇪🇸 at least €4.4 million #MakeAmazonPay uni-europa.org/news/amazons-h…

Amazon warehouse workers have new chance to form union next month theguardian.com/technology/202…

"We are not really allowed any rest apart from one break that starts 5 hours after our shift. We can’t sit down for one second or else we will be put on disciplinary warnings. If we don’t meet their production targets we’ll be put on a warning.”

The pandemic has exposed how Amazon places profits ahead of workers, society & our planet. Amazon takes too much and gives back too little “If we are not careful, the worst of Amazon’s work practices will become the new normal. Where they lead, others are following” Sharon Graham

We want @Amazon to sign our declaration of neutrality that guarantees workers the freedom to talk with and form unions without fear of retribution. Take Action on Amazon bit.ly/ActionAmazon #ActionOnAmazon

“When my second child was born, I requested the time off and was "ticketed" for being off work” Work for Amazon? Concerned about working conditions? Contact our confidential hotline 08000 14 14 61 / bit.ly/AZH0tline #ActionOnAmazon

I came down with a really bad flu in November and I was with an agency called PMP. They said I can go home but I wouldn't have a job to go back to. It was Christmas peak time. I was driving round in a high level order picker feeling dizzy and nauseous. #ActionOnAmazon

“Amazon made £14b profit in 2020 but only paid tax of £290m, or less than 2% yet still its workers are forced to whistle-blow to get heard. Amazon Workers' Hotline 08000 14 14 61 / bit.ly/AZH0tline #ActionOnAmazon #MakeAmazonPay

"Wherever Amazon gets away with it, it is undermining the collective bargaining structures in countries" It's time to stop Amazonising Europe and start Europeanising Amazon #MakeAmazonPay

A worker told our hotline “When my second child was born, I requested the time off and was "ticketed" for being off work”. Work for Amazon? Concerned about working conditions? Contact our confidential hotline 08000 14 14 61 / bit.ly/AZH0tline

“As a temp on a zero hour contract I get 4 hours’ notice of next shift but often 5 minutes notice that the shift is cancelled” Work for Amazon? Concerned about working conditions? Contact our confidential hotline 08000 14 14 61 / bit.ly/AZH0tline

We want @Amazon to sign our declaration of neutrality that guarantees workers the freedom to talk with and form unions without fear of retribution. Take Action on Amazon bit.ly/ActionAmazon #ActiononAmazon

From the Giants Causeway to Hook Lighthouse, every corner of our island is getting the message - @amazon needs to sign our declaration of neutrality that guarantees workers the freedom to talk with and form unions without fear of retribution.

"The company’s new CEO says Amazon could do more to treat workers better. Perhaps he could back the call from Sharon Graham, Unite’s general secretary, to unionise the company’s UK warehouses?" 🔽 #ActionOnAmazon theguardian.com/commentisfree/…'

We want @Amazon to sign our declaration of neutrality that guarantees workers the freedom to talk with and form unions without fear of retribution. Take Action on Amazon bit.ly/ActionAmazon #ActiononAmazon

bbc.com/news/business-… In March, Unite, the union, launched a whistleblowing hotline for Amazon workers in the UK. It also called for Amazon to allow British workers to unionise and to have a greater share of the firm's profits. #ActionOnAmazon

Kilkenny Castle looking mighty fine here!

By Hooke or by Crook, our Amazon demands will reach all corners of Ireland. Hooke Lighthouse here, the oldest operational lighthouse in the world!

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Our Dublin colleagues at the Aviva Stadium ✊