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jpak

(41,760 posts) Fri Nov 23, 2018, 09:26 AM Nov 2018

Amazon staff in Europe walk out on Black Friday to protest work conditions

Source: Portland Press Herald

MADRID – Some of Amazon’s workers in Europe are protesting against what they call unfair work conditions, in a move meant to disrupt operations on Black Friday.

Amazon Spain said around 90 percent of workers at a logistics depot in near Madrid joined a walkout Friday. Only two people were at the loading bay, spokesman Douglas Harper said.

However, he said Amazon had diverted cargo deliveries to its other 22 depots in the country.

On a picket line, 38-year-old employee Eduardo Hernandez said the walkout intended to hurt the company financially.

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Amazon staff in Europe walk out on Black Friday to protest work conditions (Original Post) jpak Nov 2018 OP

Now that's how you do it TexasBushwhacker Nov 2018 #1

What is the industry average? Igel Nov 2018 #2

Amazon is just as bad, out of control, as the wall street banksters that created it elmac Nov 2018 #3

K & R Best of luck to workers. appalachiablue Nov 2018 #4

Good for them! Marie Marie Nov 2018 #5

TexasBushwhacker

(20,219 posts)

1. Now that's how you do it

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Fri Nov 23, 2018, 10:39 AM

Nov 2018

Good for them.

As for Amazon:

"Unions in Britain said they would stage protests at five sites to complain about safety conditions. Amazon said the safety record at its warehouses is above the industry average."

"Above the industry average"? What if the industry average is terrible? Amazon can do better.

Igel

(35,359 posts)

2. What is the industry average?

Reply to TexasBushwhacker (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 23, 2018, 11:02 AM

Nov 2018

"Above" and "below" are meaningless in any real sense (except for comparison) without that information.

Is it 1 accident for every 100 hours worked? 1 accident for every 100,000 hours worked? or 1,000,000?

And what are the nature of the accidents? Decapitation or paper cuts? Yeah, probably some where in between, but there really is a range.

We can all always do better, except for those among us who are already perfect.