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From basic safety issues like nonslip mats in the kitchen to better salaries and benefits, the fight to create a more just industry ramped up this year.
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Among the tech companies studied, Amazon "stands out as the business with the poorest tax conduct," according to the U.K.-based Fair Tax Mark.
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This holiday season, Amazon will move millions of packages at dizzying speed. Internal injury reports suggest all that convenience is coming at the expense of worker safety.
To rebalance our democracy and economy, a real system of economic checks and balances must exist to ensure that working people have power in their workplaces.
Far-rightists glorify one nation united under one language, yet are adept at using translation to spread their politics. E-commerce behemoths like Amazon allow fascism in translation the reach and veneer of a successful global business venture.
If Kickstarter became a union company, it would be the first of the major tech companies to do so. The company has a chance to show which side it’s really on.
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