{"id":25518,"date":"2019-07-22T10:00:17","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T15:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=25518"},"modified":"2019-07-22T12:26:47","modified_gmt":"2019-07-22T17:26:47","slug":"the-proletarian-pushback-against-amazon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2019\/07\/22\/the-proletarian-pushback-against-amazon\/","title":{"rendered":"The Proletarian Pushback Against Amazon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last week, in response to the harsh demands and stressful working conditions imposed on them on a daily basis, Amazon warehouse workers around the globe went on strike<\/a>.
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The strike took place during Amazon\u2019s annual \u201cPrime Day,\u201d the day in which the retail behemoth offers countless deals on their products and sees a large uptick in sales, adding additional stress to warehouse employees.
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This year, Prime Day was extended to 36 hours, beginning on Monday, July 15. In conjunction with the strike, online shoppers were also encouraged to boycott<\/a> Prime Day and to not make any Amazon purchases during the strike as a show of support.
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Despite the friendly face of Amazon\u2019s smiling logo and the upbeat music in many of the company\u2019s promotional videos, their workers are less than happy.
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Amazonians across the globe passed the #PrimeDay<\/a> box to start our two-day parade of deals for #PrimeDay<\/a>. Check out where it stopped along the way! \ud83c\udf0e pic.twitter.com\/gfpzTjkCtI<\/a><\/p>— Amazon News (@amazonnews) July 15, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>