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Amazon Workers Go On Strike, Protest In 20 Nations, Including US Amazon Workers Go On Strike, Protest In 20 Nations, Including US
Amazon Workers Go On Strike, Protest In 20 Nations, Including US Amid the busiest shopping weekend of the holiday season, workers for Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, have gone on strike. Protesting under the banner of “Make Amazon Pay.” employees have walked off the job across six continents in 20 countries, including the United States. The strike is scheduled to last from Black Friday on Nov. 29 through Cyber Monday, Dec. 2, the UNI Global Union announced, saying protests will be held in majors cities in the US, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, India, Brazil and elsewhere. The strike could cause customers' holiday deliveries …
First Union Cannabis Dispensary Contract Ratified By Workers In CT: 'Big Step' First Union Cannabis Dispensary Contract Ratified By Workers In CT: 'Big Step'
First Union Cannabis Dispensary Contract Ratified By Workers In CT: 'Big Step' Workers at a Connecticut cannabis dispensary have ratified the first union contract for such a business in the state.  Employees at Zen Leaf Dispensary in New Haven County, located at 237 East Aurora St. in Waterbury, voted unanimously to ratify their union contract, the first such agreement in the state, UFCW Local 19 announced on Friday, Feb. 9.  The three-year agreement covers all dispensary technicians, leads, and pharmacists, and will bring "significant" wage increases, lead pay, increased holiday pay, more predictive scheduling, more paid time off, and increased retirement a…
COVID-19: Amazon Warehouse Workers To Stage 'Mass Call Out' For Greater Safety Protections COVID-19: Amazon Warehouse Workers To Stage 'Mass Call Out' For Greater Safety Protections
Covid-19: Amazon Warehouse Workers To Stage 'Mass Call Out' For Greater Safety Protections This story has been updated. Hundreds of Amazon employees are planning a “mass call out” by calling in sick this week to protest the company’s response during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. At least 300 Amazon employees have pledged to not go into work beginning on Tuesday, April 21, according to worker rights group United for Respect. “Amazon's response to the coronavirus outbreak has unnecessarily put the lives of Amazon employees at increased risk and exposure,"  the group wrote online. "There are now over 130 warehouses where employees have contracted COVID-19 (Coronav…