Amazon’s Vigorous Opposition to Unions w/ Lauren Kaori Gurley
02 04 21
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Amazon’s Vigorous Opposition to Unions
Lauren Kaori Gurley
Notes
Paris Marx is joined by Lauren Kaori Gurley to discuss how Amazon surveils workers to stop them from organizing, the difficult working conditions in warehouses and for delivery drivers, and whether Jeff Bezos become Executive Chair will change anything.
Guest
Lauren Kaori Gurley is a labor reporter at Motherboard/Vice. Follow Lauren on Twitter as @LaurenKGurley.
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Links
- Lauren wrote about how Amazon’s Global Security Operations Center has a massive surveillance operation involving Pinkertons, and how the company monitors Facebook groups and internal listservs. She also spoke to workers about how they felt about it.
- Paris wrote that Jeff Bezos’ legacy as CEO is one of brutal exploitation and that can’t be forgotten.
- Ken Loach’s Sorry We Missed You shows how the gig economy ruins people’s lives.
- During the pandemic, there were Amazon walkouts across the United States and global protests during the pandemic. Workers in Bessemer, Alabama are also voting on unionization.
- Amazon stole delivery drivers’ tips and has been forced to repay them $61.7 million.