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This Is What Happens When Workers Don’t Control Their Own Lives

Jamelle Bouie The New York Times
For a vast majority of Americans democracy ends when work hours begin. Most people in this country are subject, as workers, to the nearly unmediated authority of their employers, which can discipline, sanction or fire them for nearly any reason

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What Can Organizers at Amazon Learn From Walmart?

Dialogue moderated by Alex Han OrgUp, Stansbury Forum
A lot of people, look at Amazon and see the size, scope and the tentacles everywhere, say it’s so huge it can never be done. But we know those tentacles mean there’s a lot of surface area, that there are a lot of people who can come into this fight.

Friday Nite Videos | November 10, 2021

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Union Busting | John Oliver

John Oliver discusses the mechanics of union busting, why the companies who do it face so few consequences, and what it really means when your manager wants to talk to you about “your attendance.”

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Amazon Workers in Canada Are Getting Organized

Mitchell Thompson Jacobin
Amazon tripled its profits during the pandemic while its workers experienced sickness and stress. Workers at the company are fighting back by launching a unionization drive that could reshape Canada’s labor movement.

Friday Nite Videos | October 1, 2021

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