Amazon workers in over 20 countries went on strike during the frantic shopping days from Black Friday through Cyber Monday.
Workers are demanding higher wages and better working conditions.
“Protests can be expected in major cities in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan, India, Brazil and more,” ABC News noted.
UNI Global Union, a Switzerland-based global labor union, and Progressive International referred to the strike as “Make Amazon Pay.”
Amazon workers in more than 20 countries, including the U.S., plan to strike during the busy pre-Christmas shopping days between Black Friday and Cyber Monday to “make Amazon pay,” strike organizers said Thursday. pic.twitter.com/DiL6xszntb
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Per ABC News:
The strike could lead to delays in holiday deliveries for customers, economy experts told ABC News.
Unions and allied groups around the world are planning to participate, according to UNI Global Union.
Thousands of workers in the German cities of Graben, Dortmund Werne, Bad Hersfeld, Leipzig, Koblenz and Rheinberg planned to protest, in addition to hundreds in New Delhi, who are demonstrating to…
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