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Amazon warehouse worker: ‘They seem to think you are another machine’ – Source CNET Tech

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Amazon warehouse worker Jennifer Bates testified alongside scholars on income inequality and the role of unions in addressing the problem.


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Working at an Amazon warehouse is like a “9-hour intense workout everyday,” Jennifer Bates told members of the Senate Budget Committee Wednesday. Bates is working to form a union with her co-workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. During 10-hour shifts with two 30-minute breaks, she works on her feet, frequently climbing four flights of stairs because workers aren’t allowed to…

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