Many Amazon warehouse employees struggle to pay the bills. More than 4,000 are on food stamps. Some are even homelesshttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-12-17/amazon-amzn-job-pay-rate-leaves-some-warehouse-employees-homeless …
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Among economists, there’s a debate about whether the company is creating a kind of monopsony. A Bloomberg analysis of government labor statistics reveals that in community after community where Amazon sets up shop, warehouse wages tend to fall https://bloom.bg/3r07CUS pic.twitter.com/JM449zQFMJ
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While Amazon’s arrival coincides with rising pay in some southern and low-wage precincts, the opposite is true in wealthier parts of the country, including the northeast and Midwest https://bloom.bg/3r07CUS pic.twitter.com/Ww1MppxOgD
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After 20 years of trial and error, Amazon has turned its fulfillment centers into finely tuned assembly lines, often grueling workplaces. Workers receive about one day of training and are put on the line to see if they have what it takes https://bloom.bg/3r07CUS pic.twitter.com/8Jwu12SR6L
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We interviewed 42 employees in 20 states. Some enjoy the work and say news reports of warehouse travails can be overblown. But most say there’s little opportunity to move up in an environment where a handful of people per shift oversee an entire facility https://bloom.bg/3r07CUS pic.twitter.com/igJpBQRfAN
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Jeff Bezos, whose wealth grew about 65% this year as his company posted record sales and profits, has so far managed to keep unions out of his U.S. operations. Now that’s being challenged https://bloom.bg/3r07CUS pic.twitter.com/VMROyZJj9V
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And how many on food stamps?
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Unionization is the only answer in this industry
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$15 is great pay in alot of cities for a job that has requires no degree and little training/experience
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More like 19 an hour. Them fools pay serious wages.
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We do not make $19 an hour sorry
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