Daily Mail by Olivia Devereux-evans 11/25/2022
Amazon warehouse workers stage global Black Friday strike across 40 countries including US and Germany over pay and working conditions
• Global strike action was called for by the campaign 'Make Amazon Pay' who have titled protests on the busiest shopping day of the year 'Make Amazon Pay Day'
• There is industrial action planned in 40 countries across the globe and today in America in areas including Alabama, New York and Garner
• Also today, Amazon workers and activists will rally in front of a residence owned by billionaire company owner Jeff Bezos in New York City
• Protests come after Amazon was criticized for tough working conditions - including grueling hours and timed toilet breaks
Thousands of Amazon warehouse workers are today staging a mass Black Friday strike across 40 countries including the US and Germany in a row over pay and working conditions.
The global strike action on one of the biggest shopping days of the year was called for by campaign group Make Amazon Pay. It has titled the protests 'Make Amazon Pay Day'.
The initiative, promoted by groups on Twitter under #MakeAmazonPay listed the industrial action planned in the 40 countries across the globe.
Employees at a company workhouse in St Peters, Missouri, will today stop work as part of the protests and Whole Foods stores owned by Amazon will also take labor actions. Strike action will also take place in Bessemer, Alabama; Columbia, Maryland; Detroit, Michigan; Durham, North Carolina; Garner ; Joliet, Illinois; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Portland, Oregon; and Washington, D.C.
Also today, Amazon workers and activists will rally in front of a residence owned by billionaire company owner Jeff Bezos in New York City.
In a statement, Christy Hoffman, general secretary of UNI Global Union, leading the protests, said: 'On Black Friday, in what has already been named #MakeAmazonPay day, unions, civil society and progressive elected officials will stand shoulder to shoulder in a massive global day of action to denounce Amazon's despicable multimillion dollar campaigns to kill worker-lead union efforts.
'It's time for the tech giant to cease their awful, unsafe practices immediately, respect the law and negotiate with the workers who want to make their jobs better.'
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