{"id":2374449,"date":"2024-11-29T13:01:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T18:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/employees-across-20-countries-aim-to-make-amazon-pay-by-dealing-the-company-a-black-friday-blow\/"},"modified":"2024-11-29T13:02:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T18:02:43","slug":"employees-across-20-countries-aim-to-make-amazon-pay-by-dealing-the-company-a-black-friday-blow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/employees-across-20-countries-aim-to-make-amazon-pay-by-dealing-the-company-a-black-friday-blow\/","title":{"rendered":"Employees Across 20 Countries Aim to &#8216;Make Amazon Pay&#8217; by Dealing the Company a Black Friday Blow"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Femployees-across-20-countries-aim-to-make-amazon-pay-by-dealing-the-company-a-black-friday-blow%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2374449&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The world&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-knowles-book-speechless-hits-no-1-on-amazon-new-york-times-still-silent\/\" title=\"Michael Knowles\u2019 Book \u2018Speechless\u2019 Hits No. 1 On Amazon, New York Times Still Silent\">largest online retailer<\/a>, Amazon, is <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">facing significant\u2062 global protests led<\/a> by the\u2064 UNI \u200cGlobal Union and Progressive International, coinciding with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cyber-monday-sales-fall-for-first-time-ever\/\" title=\"Cyber Monday Sales Fall for First Time Ever\">major shopping days<\/a> \u200dfrom Black Friday through Cyber Monday. Organized strikes are set to take place at \u2063Amazon facilities \u200din over 20 countries, aimed at advocating for better labor\u2063 conditions and addressing issues such as environmental degradation and threats to democracy. This\u200b campaign, known as &#8220;Make Amazon Pay,&#8221; \u200bis entering its fifth year and includes participation from\u200b workers in regions like Germany, the U.S.,\u2063 the UK, and India, particularly highlighting the company\u2019s labor practices during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-administration-looks-to-save-controversial-nuclear-plant-amid-california-energy-crisis\/\" title=\"Newsom Administration Looks To Save Controversial Nuclear Plant Amid California Energy Crisis\">severe heat wave<\/a> in India. <\/p>\n<p>Despite Amazon&#8217;s claims of providing competitive pay and benefits, the protests are \u200bstrategically timed to\u200d challenge\u2063 the retailer during one of the most critical shopping\u200d periods\u2014accounting for 18%\u200d of worldwide Black Friday sales in 2023. \u2062The impact of these strikes remains uncertain, as Amazon reported record profits during previous similar actions, and the company \u2064has criticized the unions for alleged misinformation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The world&rsquo;s largest online retailer is facing work-stopping protests from employees around the world &mdash; on the busiest shopping days of the year.<\/p>\n<p>The UNI Global Union, an <a href=\"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">international labor group<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/progressive.international\/about\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Progressive International<\/a>, a &ldquo;post-capitalist&rdquo; political umbrella group, are organizing strikes at Amazon facilities in more than 20 countries, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Business\/amazon-black-friday-strike\/story?id=116303658\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The actions are scheduled to run from Black Friday (the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-black-friday-becomes-latest-target-anti-capitalist-leftists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">global term<\/a> for the Friday after Thanksgiving in the U.S.) through Cyber Monday, covering the weekend that traditionally kicks off the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-proposes-gender-neutral-toy-sections-candace-owens-slams-bill\/\" title=\"Calif. proposes gender-neutral toy sections, Candace Owens slams bill\">holiday shopping season<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Workers for the largest online retailer in the world are planning to go on strike during one of the busiest shopping weekends of the holiday season. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m1F95Xet4M\">https:\/\/t.co\/m1F95Xet4M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ABC 7 Chicago (@ABC7Chicago) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC7Chicago\/status\/1862504339186585747?\">November 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;Make Amazon Pay&rdquo; action is in its fifth year, according to a UNI Global <a href=\"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/news\/make-amazon-pay-strikes-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It includes actions by Amazon employees in &ldquo;Germany, the United States, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and beyond,&rdquo; the release stated.<\/p>\n<p>The effort is also targeting Amazon facilities in India, attacking the company&rsquo;s treatment of employees during a deadly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-nearly-100-dead-sweltering-heat-wave-health-care-workers-leave-cancelled-emergency-hospital-beds-opened\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">heat wave<\/a> in the country over the summer.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign exists &ldquo;to hold Amazon accountable for labor abuses, environmental degradation and threats to democracy,&rdquo; the UNI Global release claimed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Amazon workers in more than 20 countries, including the U.S., plan to strike during the busy pre-Christmas shopping days between Black Friday and Cyber Monday to &ldquo;make Amazon pay,&rdquo; strike organizers said Thursday. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DiL6xszntb\">pic.twitter.com\/DiL6xszntb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breaking911\/status\/1862290947943391688?\">November 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s no accident that the activities are set for the worst possible time for the sometimes controversial online retailer, which has made founder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/washington-post-owner-jeff-bezos-explains-hard-truth-paper-didnt-endorse-kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeff Bezos<\/a> one of the world&rsquo;s richest men.<\/p>\n<p>The holiday shopping season is huge for any business, but Amazon&rsquo;s sheer size and global reach make it unique.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, Amazon accounted for 18 percent of all Black Friday sales worldwide, <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Business\/video\/amazon-workers-black-friday-strike-impact-consumers-116303154\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>How much impact the actions will have is questionable.<\/p>\n<p>ABC reported, Amazon recorded record profits last year during the &ldquo;Make Amazon Pay&rdquo; action.<\/p>\n<p>For its part, the company maintains the union &ldquo;is being intentionally misleading and continues to promote a false narrative.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The fact is at Amazon we provide great pay, great benefits, and great opportunities &mdash; all from day one,&rdquo; Amazon spokeswoman Eileen Hards said in a statement, according to ABC.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve created more than 1.5 million jobs around the world, and counting, and we provide a modern, safe, and engaging workplace whether you work in an office or at one of our operations buildings.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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