The Amazon

This one goes out to the Amazon Labor Union.

Sources

https://theintercept.com/2022/04/04/amazon-union-living-wage-restrooms-chat-app/ 

https://www.reuters.com/business/amazon-labor-organizer-smalls-arrested-faces-trespass-charge-after-dropping-off-2022-02-24/

https://theintercept.com/2022/04/04/amazon-union-living-wage-restrooms-chat-app/

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/04/amazon-union-slams-any-attempt-delay-our-hard-won-right-bargain-collectively

https://jacobinmag.com/2022/04/amazon-labor-union-alu-staten-island-organizing

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/08/business/amazon-alabama-union-vote-objections.html

https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-union-new-york-staten-island-marijuana-cannabis-jfk8-2022-4?utm_source=reddit.com

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/amazon-workers-at-100-more-facilities-want-to-unionize-amazon-labor-union-president-chris-smalls-181900885.html

https://www.npr.org/2022/04/06/1091130929/chris-smalls-amazon-union-50-warehouses

It takes a special kind of monster to make a career out of abusing work forces. Unfortunately union busters are very good at what they do. How do we combat an outsider whose specific job is to pit workers against each other, and leave the work place a shattered mess?

Sources 

Confessions of a Union Buster - Martin Jay Levitt 1993

FIghting Union Busters In a Carolina Carpet Mill : An Organizer’s Memoir - Phil Cohen 2020

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/technology/amazon-unions-virginia.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/16/technology/amazon-new-york-lawsuit-covid.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/29/business/amazoncom-is-using-the-web-to-block-unions-effort-to-organize.html

https://theintercept.com/2021/02/11/amazon-jobs-security-fbi/

https://web.archive.org/web/20200901153123/https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/1026060/intelligence-analyst

https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dp3yn/amazon-leaked-reports-expose-spying-warehouse-workers-labor-union-environmental-groups-social-movements

https://www.vice.com/en/article/4awvvd/leaked-audio-amazon-workers-grill-managers-at-anti-union-meeting

https://twitter.com/sbworkersunited/status/1438508591132987395

https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2711&context=uclrev

https://www.salon.com/2021/06/24/corporations-like-amazon-pay-big-bucks-for-union-avoidance--and-it-all-happens-in-the-dark/

https://theintercept.com/2021/02/10/amazon-alabama-union-busting-koch/

In this return to programming we go back to basics. JFK8 in Staten Island has been a thorn in Amazon's side for some time, so they bust out the usual bag of tricks to try and keep workers down. So, what can be done?

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-the-amazon-labor-union?utm_source=widget&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet

https://amazonlaborunion.org/

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/09/22/amazon-facing-charges-it-illegally-fired-activist-workers.html

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/10/21/amazon-warehouse-workers-on-staten-island-to-file-for-union-election.html

https://www.npr.org/2021/10/21/1047950886/amazon-warehouse-workers-on-staten-island-union-vote-alabama

https://www.nlrb.gov/case/29-CA-285445

https://teamster.org/2021/06/teamsters-pass-amazon-resolution/

https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-teamsters-organizing-workers-unions-9-amazoncom-facilities-canada-2021-09-17/

https://www.reuters.com/technology/canadian-amazon-facility-files-union-vote-union-2021-09-14/

Confessions if a union buster - Martin J Levitt

@TheWorstAvery Tells the tale of HQ2 and how it wound up where it is now. What did Amazons new home give up to acquire its newest business partner? Secondly, the question of what does it look like after Amazon puts up distribution centers in new areas? The promise of jobs sounds good on paper, but is it really worth the headache? 

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https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/amazon-refuses-arizonas-cactus-as-bidders-for-hq2-climb-to-118/

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/Anything/test/images/usa/RFP_3._V516043504_.pdf

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/18/technology/amazon-finalists-headquarters.html

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazon/amazon-names-20-finalists-in-search-for-second-headquarters/

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2018/03/02/as-we-watch-amazon-its-hq2-decision-makers-are-watching-us.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/13/jeff-bezos-speaks-at-the-economic-club-in-washington-dc.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/05/technology/amazon-second-headquarters-split.html

https://www.vox.com/2018/11/9/18077342/amazon-hq2-headquarters-jeff-bezos-dc-ny-virginia-long-island-kara-swisher-scott-galloway

https://www.npr.org/2018/11/13/665646050/amazons-grand-search-for-2nd-headquarters-ends-with-split-nyc-and-d-c-suburbo

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/13/amazon-tax-incentives-in-new-york-city-virginia-and-nashville.html

https://ny.curbed.com/2018/11/16/18098589/amazon-hq2-nyc-queens-long-island-city-explained

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/13/business/economy/amazon-hq2-va-long-island-city-incentives.html

https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=3712

https://politicsny.com/2018/11/13/some-queens-pols-pushback-against-hq2-coming-to-lic/

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/it-wasn-t-any-one-incident-amazon-rep-says-decision-n971831

https://www.thestreet.com/video/amazon-hq2-town-hall-h-1480873314808733

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/11/why-new-york-is-paying-amazon-usd3-billion.html

https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2018/11/14/behind-the-deal-how-virginia-landed-amazon-s-hq2.html

https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/c/amazon-asked-arlington-to-remove-total-square-feet.html

https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/2/22262149/amazon-helix-arlington-virginia-design-hq2-campus

https://amp.theatlantic.com/amp/article/552020/

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/04/whats-the-deal-with-andrew-cuomos-nipples.html#:~:text=As%20the%20world%20falls%20apart,spokesperson%2C%20he%20doesn't.

Uber, Lyft, Postmates, Doordash and Amazon Flex, whatever app gets you or your food where it needs to go. These are all a part of the gig economy, and much like the regular economy, it can put a significant weight down on the workers who prop it up. Learn about what it takes to keep this machine running, and how it exploits workers in Episode 9 of "The Amazon"

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-18/labor-gig-companies-are-said-to-be-near-bargaining-deal-in-n-y

https://www.uschamber.com/co/run/human-resources/what-is-a-gig-worker/amp

https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnfrazer1/2019/02/15/how-the-gig-economy-is-reshaping-careers-for-the-next-generation/?sh=3ead2b4249ad

https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/16/uber-lyft-drivers-california-prop-22

https://www.google.com/amp/s/onezero.medium.com/amp/p/2a8baf6017d8

https://fortunly.com/statistics/gig-economy-statistics/#gref

https://advisorsmith.com/data/most-dangerous-jobs/#:~:text=AdvisorSmith%20studied%20the%20most%20dangerous,Census%20of%20Fatal%20Occupational%20Injuries.&text=On-the-job%20deaths%20have,over%20the%205-year%20period.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/ny.eater.com/platform/amp/2021/4/2/22364128/manhattan-delivery-worker-death-third-party-app-doordash

https://ohsonline.com/articles/2019/12/16/workplace-safety-in-the-gig-economy-is-anyone-actually-paying-attention.aspx?m=1

https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/workers-comp/what-gig-workers-need-to-know-about-their-workers-compensation-rights-238367.aspx

https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-8/mobile/fatal-occupational-injuries-to-independent-workers.htm

https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2020/02/18/targets-a-gig-economy-company-now-and-that-means.html

https://gizmodo.com/targets-shipt-pay-model-change-cuts-worker-pay-shipter-1841620656

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/gig-workers-fear-carjacking-other-100056638.html

https://lithub.com/the-gig-economy-lower-wages-more-injuries-horrible-benefits/

https://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/news/2019/08/23/doordash-promises-delivery-workers-will-earn-more.html

In this Episode we discuss the possible future with Amazon Rekognition and what that can mean for the average citizen or police department that happens to use this service. Facial recognition technology is already something that makes people afraid, but when you mix it with the power of Amazon there is more that can go wrong than can go right.

Follow us @TheWorstAvery or @TheAmazonPod

Sources

https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/23/17384632/amazon-rekognition-facial-recognition-racial-bias-audit-data

https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/8/18077292/amazon-rekognition-jeff-bezos-andrew-jassy-facial-recognition-ice-rights-violations

https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/20/amazon-shareholder-pressure-face-recognition/

https://www.techrepublic.com/google-amp/article/study-finds-amazons-face-recognition-incorrectly-matches-105-us-and-uk-politicians/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/04/30/amazons-facial-recognition-technology-is-supercharging-local-police/

https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-rekognition-police-use-unknown-2020-2?amp

https://gizmodo.com/amazon-workers-demand-jeff-bezos-cancel-face-recognitio-1827037509

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/19/business/dealbook/amazon-facial-recognition.html

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-facial-recognition/at-amazon-facial-recognition-ban-won-just-2-of-shareholder-vote-idUSKCN1SU2H5

https://www.thedailybeast.com/amazon-pushes-ice-to-buy-its-face-recognition-surveillance-tech?ref=author

https://aws.amazon.com/rekognition/the-facts-on-facial-recognition-with-artificial-intelligence/

https://aws.amazon.com/rekognition/customers/

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/rekognition/latest/dg/what-is.html

https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/30/amazon-launches-amazon-ai-to-bring-its-machine-learning-smarts-to-developers/

https://www.npr.org/2020/06/10/874418013/amazon-halts-police-use-of-its-facial-recognition-technology#:~:text=Amazon%20announced%20on%20Wednesday%20a,advocates%20and%20civil%20rights%20groups.&text=IBM%20said%20earlier%20this%20week,the%20facial-recognition%20business%20altogether.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/eight-lawmakers-demand-answers-amazon-facial-recognition-tech-n942476

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/06/amazon-ring-must-end-its-dangerous-partnerships-police

https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2021/1/31/22258856/amazon-ring-partners-police-fire-security-privacy-cameras

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/facial-recognition-lawsuits-against-amazon-and-microsoft-can-proceed-judge-rules/?amp=1

For Delivery Service Providers (DSP's) things move quickly, you are pushed to take more routes, hire more people, and move more of Amazon's product. The money can be good, but with everything you have to put in, and with the risk of having your business cut off at any point, many find out that they just took the biggest gamble of their lives.

Sources :

https://logistics.amazon.com/marketing/opportunity

https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/two-years-of-empowering-entrepreneurs-with-more-to-come?_amp=true

https://www.geekwire.com/2018/owning-amazon-delivery-business-risks-rewards-economic-realities-tech-giants-new-program-entrepreneurs/amp/

https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-controls-delivery-drivers-without-paying-wages-2018-9?amp

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/13/more-than-1200-amazon-delivery-drivers-laid-off.html

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-14/amazon-ends-ties-to-delivery-partner-erasing-hundreds-of-jobs?sref=ctSjKj2N

https://www.tampabay.com/news/business/2020/02/17/108-more-delivery-layoffs-around-tampa-bay-as-amazon-contract-ends/

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/carolineodonovan/amazon-next-day-delivery-deaths

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/layoffs/warn

@TheWorstAvery 's statement on at the Windsor VA town hall meeting about the assault on Caron Nazario by Officer Joe Gutierrez 

Didn't know where to put this so here it is, some amazing activist showed up to the town hall, but the Windsor police department and police chief riddle were absent.