It’s hard to believe, but it’s true: it’s common practice at Amazon warehouses to prevent workers from calling 911 when someone is having a medical emergency.
When a daughter who hasn't seen her father in months is in the same room as the person who authorized his detention, the wall between policy and humanity gets thinner.
Amazon workers have been fighting back against corporate surveillance long before Ring paid millions to advertise its so-called pet finding tool during the Superbowl.
Amazon Web Services provides the computing power that allows the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and ICE to collect, analyze, and store the massive amounts of data they need to do their dirty work. Without the power of AWS, ICE would not be able to track and target people at its current scale.
During this crisis, our community has pulled together, blowing whistles, following ICE vehicles, and doing everything we can to protect our neighbors from being kidnapped and detained by ICE and border patrol. Today, the rent is due. And that’s a problem for our neighbors.
Join us on a virtual call with the leaders of Amazon Labor Union-IBT 1 to get the behind-the-scenes scoop on what it’s like to work and organize at Amazon, and how you can support their union.
