"Amazon workers in more than 30 countries launched coordinated strikes and protests on Black Friday, kicking off the sixth annual " Make Amazon Pay" campaign with what organizers say is the movement's largest mobilization to date. The wave of walkouts, rallies, and demonstrations runs through December 1, spanning warehouses, data centers, offices, and public spaces worldwide. UNI Global Union, which represents millions of service sector workers worldwide, and Progressive International, a global network of labor and activist organizations, are organizing the protests."
"Organizers say the actions reflect mounting frustration over everything from heat-related warehouse injuries and aggressive productivity pressure to Amazon's booming AI and cloud operations, rising climate impact, and its work with immigration and law-enforcement agencies. "Amazon, Jeff Bezos, and their political allies are betting on a techno-authoritarian future, but this Make Amazon Pay Day, workers everywhere are saying: enough," said Christy Hoffman, general secretary of UNI Global Union, in a statement. "For years, Amazon has squashed workers' right to democracy on the job through a union and the backing of authoritarian political figures.""
Workers in more than 30 countries launched coordinated strikes, walkouts, rallies, and demonstrations from Black Friday through December 1. Actions targeted warehouses, data centers, offices, and public spaces across multiple continents. Organizers cited heat-related warehouse injuries, aggressive productivity pressure, Amazon's expanding AI and cloud operations, rising climate impact, and contracts with immigration and law-enforcement agencies as core grievances. UNI Global Union and Progressive International organized the mobilization, which organizers said was the movement's largest to date. Amazon issued a statement defending its pay, benefits, and workplace safety while workers continued demands for stronger protections and accountability.
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