A major union called on employees at five German Amazon distribution centers to strike during Black Friday. This shopping day is often one of the busiest days of the year for web stores like Amazon. Through these actions, the union wants to strengthen its demands for more permanent jobs and more secure income for employees.
Employees at Amazon branches in Koblenz, Leipzig, Rheinberg, Dortmund and Bad Hersfeld are leaving their jobs, the Verdi union reports. The union says it does so “to make clear who is making this change possible and who is still waiting for salary negotiations to begin.”
Employees of the US tech company are also taking action in other countries. For example, the truck drivers union announced a strike in Palmdale, California. In northern Italy, the work stoppage at Amazon in the province of Piacenza coincides with a general strike in the northern regions.
Protests against Amazon are scheduled to be held in a number of other countries, including Belgium. They are being advertised on the Make Amazon Pay Day website, created by labor unions, human rights and environmental organizations from more than two dozen countries. According to the website, a campaign is being planned in our country at Amazon’s offices in Brussels and one in Lint, during the conference of the Christian union ACV Puls.
Black Friday is a phenomenon that originated in the United States and is the day after the Thanksgiving holiday. Many retailers then resort to manipulating their prices to earn as much as possible.
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