Amazon Bessemer warehouse employee Jennifer Bates tells Joy Reid why a union would be important for her: "We would have job security, and we'll have a seat at the table to speak to Amazon about the working conditions." Aired on 03/29/2021.
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'Economic Selma': Amazon Workers In Bessemer Vote On Unionization | The ReidOut | MSNBC
Congress should break Amazon up, Jeff Bezos is a very greedy man.
If Biden wants to do something great he’ll go on a massive trust busting binge.
And a HYOOOOOGE Democrat donor. I luv it. XD
Jeff Bezos came to this world with no wealth, when the time come, he will definitely leave this world without any wealth .
Share your wealth with mankind.
it’s NOT A SHARE! he needs to STOP STEALING their pay.
I wish this had been coordinated with other Amazon warehouses across the globe.
What pay is he stealing? Amazon already is paying a $15 minimum hourly wage.
YESSS! Unionize against illegal immigrant labor!!!!!
@Richard Craig There are other reasons to unionize.
If …you love shopping. Apparently, Jeff Bezos is creepy as a filthy and extremely bald entrepreneur. However, the groovey newspaper the Washington Post, is a Brezos property. So, virtual shopping for me. (I also have a family plan for my internet connection as well. I love that. ) I channel surf and shop …in the virtual marketplace. (Yet, as a single momma, I don’t come to shopping naturally. ) It still makes me nervous to spend any money. So sorry…. Jeff Bezos! Not a big fan!! Nope.
Jeff, buddy. You’re about to get eaten by the sharks you just fed. LOL
LMAO look at joy shilling for Amazon by talking about his “donations” which are nothing but tax dodging tactics and PR moves.
Pretty sure she’s aware of that since she prefaced her comments by saying he appears philanthropic
Reminds me of Rodney and that line from Caddyshack. “Now I know why tigers eat their young”. Effing priceless!
Not me…
I can say I’ve never used amazon and I feel great…
Friendly reminder that you paid more in federal taxes in 2018 than Amazon did, despite the fact they made $11 billion in income.
Bonus fact: Amazon also got a tax refund of $129 million, which I’m going to guess is more than you got.
The union will eat their, (Jeff’s), lunch.
This is exactly why I don’t use AMAZON 🤨🤨
$15 an hour? Hahahaha!! You can make that at McDonald’s in Washington. $15 an hour is NOT a big thing – it’s MINIMUM.
@Phil Groves, well….it’s Alabama….Many Alabama employers still pay only 7.25/hr. minimum wage. Shameless!!!!
Not for everyone. In a lot of states $15/hr will double a lot of people’s pay
union busting stores, Target, Wal-Mart, Big Lots, etc… They show new employees an anti-union video. And use Unionized actors to play the parts in the videos they show.
Without strong labor laws against corporate abuse, America would eventually become an overgrown banana republic.
United we Bargain , Divided we Beg.
Jeffy, ya thought Alabama was naive? Oh Heck no!!! GO UNION BESSEMER!!! 👍👍👍
i specifically do not buy slave products. getting harder and harder to avoid, but definitely no amazon
I DIDN’T and WON’T ADD to his coffers!!! WAKE UP!!!
Unions were important 175 years ago to stop child labor and to improve safety. But in today’s world, they simply another business expense, pushing inflation and harming true competition.
Pay your employees a decent wage! Healthcare, paid vacation, all the benefits. You got that extra 70million on their backs!
C’mon Bezos share the love.