Employees Across 20 Countries Aim to 'Make Amazon Pay' by Dealing the Company a Black Friday Blow

Employees Across 20 Countries Aim to ‘Make Amazon Pay’ by Dealing the Company a Black Friday Blow


The world’s largest online retailer is facing work-stopping protests from employees around the world — on the busiest shopping days of the year.

The UNI Global Union, an international labor group, and Progressive International, a “post-capitalist” political umbrella group, are organizing strikes at Amazon facilities in more than 20 countries, according to ABC News.

The actions are scheduled to run from Black Friday (the global term for the Friday after Thanksgiving in the U.S.) through Cyber Monday, covering the weekend that traditionally kicks off the holiday shopping season.

Workers for the largest online retailer in the world are planning to go on strike during one of the busiest shopping weekends of the holiday season. https://t.co/m1F95Xet4M

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