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As politicians and regulators around the world start to consider the global impact of Amazon — and how to rein in Bezos’ power — FRONTLINE investigates how he executed a plan to build one of the most influential economic and cultural forces in the world.
Over 40 million people in the United States live below the poverty line, twice as many as it was fifty years ago. It can happen very quickly.
Ricardo Batres, 47, pleaded guilty Monday afternoon to charges for labor trafficking and insurance fraud for allegedly denying employees workers’ compensation and health benefits.
Their picket line swelled with supporters over the lunch hour Friday after a call for solidarity circulated throughout the local labor movement
Tuesday morning, faith leaders held an ecumenical service to call attention to the injustices of the deportation regime. At a press conference, they called for Minnesota to become a sanctuary state
Chance the Rapper talks about the Chicago teachers strike and performs a song about the second city and other second-best things.
On October 17, hundreds of educators from across Minnesota marched in support of immigrant students and families, denouncing the emotional and physical devastation caused by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
At a Monday picket in Melrose, MN East African Jennie-O workers reported serious workplace injuries. One former worker described having her hand stuck in a machine that she was never trained on, for an hour. She alleges that she was fired instead of receiving treatment and surgery.
As the percentage of American workers testing positive for illegal drugs has climbed to its highest level in a decade, employers are turning to refugees to fill gaps in the labor market.
The response from workers in Sacramento and Eagan, while not coordinated, suggests that growing disillusionment with Amazon’s employment practices will inspire greater unrest among workers.
“When fewer than half our members feel they have the respect of the district’s top leadership and nearly 75 percent of ESPs are working at least one other job to make ends meet, it’s easy to understand why so many Minneapolis educators feel underpaid, overworked and ready to leave the district,” said Shaun Laden, president of MFT 59 ESP. “These are issues we can, and must, resolve in our next contract.”
