Amazon Raked in Billions of Dollars Last Quarter. I Won’t Be Seeing Any of It.
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Mar. 20, 2024 | WAGES | [...] We have made Amazon a multibillion-dollar company, but we won’t be seeing any of the $170 billion dollars in profits it made during the final months [of 2023]. Instead, Amazon workers across the country are massively underpaid, often working in unsafe conditions, and living paycheck to paycheck just to afford basic necessities. While Amazon rakes in billions of dollars in profits for executives and shareholders—totaling $575 billion in 2023—the company fails to reward the workers on the ground doing the heavy lifting. We deserve more and Amazon can absolutely afford to treat us better. That’s why we’re organizing for fair pay, better working conditions, and a voice on the job. ... Common Dreams
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