#warehouseworkers — Public Fediverse posts
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#Unifor Canada’s largest union in the private sector: 320,000 member-workers.
https://www.unifor.org/news/all-news/unifor-members-walmart-see-huge-gains-historic-first-contract#labourMovement #solidarity #unions vs #WalMart #warehouseworkers
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Capitalists are always keen to “reduce the cost of labour” (eg Billionaire Jeff “bossy boots” Bezos) https://jacobin.com/2025/12/amazon-robots-automation-workforce-ai
#Ai #Amazon #Automation #Capitalism #labourmovement #organize #Robots #solidarity #unions #warehouseworkers
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Warehouse Workers Power NYC’s Fashion Industry. Now, They’re Unionizing
https://labornotes.org/2025/05/warehouse-workers-power-fashion-industry-now-theyre-unionizing
#labormovement #NYC #organize #solidarity #unions #warehouseworkers
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Feb 2025. 4,000 #warehouseworkers at #Amazon in #NorthCarolina vote on a union. Bosses “mobilized an army” ahead of the election, siccing local police on organizers and trying to pit black and Hispanic workers against each other.
https://jacobin.com/2025/02/amazon-union-north-carolina-racism
#frombelow #labormovement #organize #solidarity #unions #CAUSE #Amazon #NorthCarolina
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Billionaire Bezos (and bossy boots everywhere) always keen to “reduce the cost of labour” so sacks 1,700 wageslaves.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/amazon-warehouse-closures-quebec-1.7438078
What’s disgusting?
#Unionbusting
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Amazon manipulating safety stats? Risking workers' health and safety? Whoever could have predicted?
#Amazon #WarehouseWorkers #safety #USSenate #investigation
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/16/nx-s1-5230240/amazon-injury-warehouse-senate-investigation
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1500 warehouse workers strike - new offer from supermarket price gouging $1+billion profit Woolworths ?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12-07/woolworths-industrial-action-victoria/104697608#labormovement #warehouseworkers #organize #directaction #solidarity #strikes #unions #UWU
#Woolworths #PrimaryConnect
#Dandenong #Laverton #Barnawartha (near #Wodonga) in Vic. and #ErskinePark in NSW. -
#BlackFriday #MakeAmazonPay #strikes took place in 20 countries even where #Amazon is not an employer by National Garment Workers Federation and the National Shop and Retail Workers Federation in #Bangladesh. Workers held demos in 10 cities where Amazon sources clothing and has recently moved into retail. (Photo: #NGWF)
https://www.labourstart.org/cgi-bin/newsquery2.pl?searchtext=Amazon&number=1000&language=en&Go=Go
#labormovement #LabourStart #warehouseworkers #distributionworkers #transportworkers
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Note Capitalists are always keen to “reduce the cost of labour”
“Wages at the #Dandenong site are lower than they were at Hume. When the new site opened in 2018, the basic hourly rate was $28, less than the $32 paid at Hume when it finally closed.”
#BlameCapitalism #Woolworths #labormovement #warehouseworkers #organize #directaction #solidarity #strikes #unions #UWU
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“empty shelves at #Woolworths stores across the Eastern states of Australia”
we speak with Dario Mujkic from the #UnitedWorkersUnion about the #strike of 1800 Woolworths #warehouseworkers across 3 different states.https://www.3cr.org.au/sticktogether/episode/nodefield-show-name-episode-nodefield-timestamp-3
Wherever you are, whatever you do, there is a #Union for you.
#labormovement #organize #picketlines #solidarity #communityradio #3cr
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US federal data reveals nearly 1.8M human warehouse workers, a 30% increase since early 2020, despite automation efforts. Robots are still struggling with crucial, simple tasks. 🤖📦 #WarehouseWorkers #Automation #Robots #LaborMarket #TechNews #AI #SupplyChain #WorkforceTrends
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Amazon exploits 250,000 holidays wage-slaves.
https://jacobin.com/2024/11/amazon-organizing-holidays-fulfillment-centerOn the seams - Amazon Distribution
https://ontheseams.substack.com/p/a-brief-primer-on-amazons-distributionMake Amazon Pay
https://makeamazonpay.com/Unionize Amazon KCVG (Teamsters)
https://unionizeamazonkcvg.org/#amazon #distributionworkers #labormovement #warehouseworkers #organize #unions
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Workers in Woolworths warehouses claim they are increasingly being pushed to comply with unrealistic and risky productivity standards. Illustration: Ben Sanders/
Profits from distribution
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/01/coles-and-woolworths-have-leapfrogged-their-peers-in-profitability-these-charts-prove-itMeanwhile in Minchinbury
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-11/base-brikha-death-woolworths-bans-pallet-dispenser/102579432Capos always keen to “reduce the cost of labour”
https://unitedworkers.org.au/supermarket-supply-chain-logistics/#Capitalism #warehouseworkers #UWU United Workers #Union
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Interview about Amazon Labor Union
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2313632/episodes/15952887-interview-with-sultana-hossain-from-the-amazon-labor-union-in-the-usaMore on Organizing Amazon
https://www.labourstart.org/cgi-bin/newsquery2.pl?searchtext=Amazon&number=1000&language=en&Go=Go#labormovement #Amazon #distributionworkers #warehouseworkers #organize #union
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Unifor (315,000 members) campaign organize the workers at the Walmart facility began in December 2023.
https://labornotes.org/2024/10/walmart-warehouse-workers-win-first-union-canadahttps://www.unifor.org/news/all-news/mississauga-walmart-workers-join-unifor
Mississauga Walmart Unionized
https://www.mississauga.com/news/historic-vote-to-unionize-employees-at-mississauga-walmart-warehouse-seen-as-beacon-of-hope-for/article_9e5ddffb-e238-52a5-9c96-47d106e6a5f0.html#warehouseworkers #organize #unifor #WalMart #mississauga #Canada #union
#UFCW #TeamRedUnited Food and Commercial Workers union (UFCW Canada 2004/2008) push
https://www.ufcw.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=668&Itemid=6&lang=en -
Teamsters Organizing Amazon https://labornotes.org/2024/10/national-movement-organize-amazon-takes
NLRB on Joint-Employer Amazon/subcontractors
https://teamster.org/2024/10/nlrb-doubles-down-amazon-is-a-joint-employer/#Amazon #distributionworkers #warehouseworkers #transportworkers #deliveryworkers #organize #Teamsters #union
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New York Amazon delivery drivers join Teamsters
https://labornotes.org/2024/09/new-york-amazon-delivery-drivers-join-teamsters-surge-momentum#Amazon #deliverydrivers #transportworkers #warehouseworkers #organize #Teamsters #Union
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#Amazon Injuries More Widespread Than Thought, Study Says
Bloomberg says #OSHA regulatory agency has "cited Amazon for exposing workers to #ergonomic risks at several facilities." But how widespread is the problem?
29% of America's #warehouseworkers are working for Amazon, a team of researchers estimates. "More than two-thirds of Amazon #warehouse workers surveyed by researchers reported they took unpaid #timeoff to recover from pain or exhaustion sustained on the job."
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Working In a #Warehouse Is a Decent Gig—Except Where #Amazon Sets Up
"Warehouse jobs are middle-income jobs...in most of the U.S., except in the counties where Amazon operates #fulfillmentcenters." #Warehouseworkers in areas where Amazon is present make 30% below county’s monthly average. When Amazon isn’t present they earn 5% above average, Warehouse workers in counties with Amazon earn an average of $822 less/mo those in comparable counties with non-Amazon warehouses. https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7e48x/amazon-is-lowering-wages-for-people-that-dont-even-work-for-it-report-finds