Amazon workers in more than 20 countries set to protest during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, organizers say
Between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, two of the biggest shopping events of the year, Amazon employees in more than 20 countries, including the US and the UK, are planning to stage rallies or go on strike, according to organizers.
The initiative's organizers, the grassroots activist group Progressive International and the Switzerland-based labor federation UNI Global Union, say the goal of the planned Make Amazon Pay demonstrations is to hold Amazon responsible for labor violations, environmental damage, and threats to democracy.
We are united in our demand that Amazon respect fundamental rights, treat its employees fairly, and cease undermining the safeguards that are in place to protect us all. Christy Hoffman, general secretary of the UNI Global Union, stated that Make Amazon Pay Day ...