Bay Area Amazonians

Amazon's soulless attendance policies, (or perhaps strategic use of them for union busting purposes) heap more chaos on workers during these apocalyptic times. A pandemic, fires, and now Angela and her family have a job loss to deal with. Please help! gofundme.com/f/angela-lagro…

#MayDay2021 in Oakland: Celebrate the fighters, the builders, & everyone dedicated to a world without borders, billionaires or prisons. #MayDayOakland #PeopleOverProfit #SoldarityIsOurStrength bit.ly/MAYDAYOAKLAND2…

Amazon changed traffic light timing during union drive, county officials say theverge.com/2021/2/17/2228…

I spoke to folks at Fremont Hi vaccination site today. They told me even tho it's open to all food service in these zips, they are getting mostly the most affluent, whitest groups from arguable industries. They told me they have 200 doses today for walk ups. Tell the most affectd

Clarence was someone who provided leadership and a voice of reason at DSF4. Now they've retroactively retracted his authorization for leave and fired him. This is an anti union purge. Sign his petition and help him get his job back! chng.it/Kdqgpd9wHT

#Solidarity to all Amazon workers in Bessemer, AL that begin voting today to form their union! It's time workers used their collective power to fight back against #Amazon's greed and improve working conditions. This is the first step to changing workers' lives for the better. ✊

@AmazonArea there’s been a gas leak at the DSF4 warehouse for the past 2 days/nights that’s been making associates nauseous & dizzy but they claimed maintenance deemed it “safe” still to keep operations going. Multiple shifts have associates experiencing the same symptoms.

Love to see it. theguardian.com/books/2020/nov…

Automated robo-firing is something many Amazon employees have experienced ad well. bbc.com/news/business-…

Instead of hiring labor reporters and holding massive corporations accountable, the biggest news outlets' idea of tech coverage is to run free PR campaigns/commercials like this

Update: After two weeks on Shipt's new pay scale, I'm down $187. I'm making about $3 less per hour of work. gizmodo.com/shipts-effort-…

U.S. senators ask Amazon if it tracks employees, curbs bids to form unions reut.rs/2SVLYRU

The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was founded on this day in 1966. Below are threads highlighting key lessons and insights from three lesser-known ex-Panthers who put their lives on the line for systems change: • Donald Cox • Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin • Kuwasi Balagoon

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BREAKING: SacBee joins LA Times, NY Times urging #NoOnProp22! Says, “Prop. 22 simply represents special-interest politics at their worst.” sacbee.com/opinion/electi…

This week, the 70,000 member Rochester AFL-CIO became the first regional labor council to call for a General Strike if Trump does not respect the outcome of this year’s election. paydayreport.com/rochester-afl-…