Amazon workers in more than 20 countries plan Black Friday strikes and protests

Workers at Amazon warehouses around the world plan to strike between Black Friday and Cyber Monday this week.

Amazon workers in more than 20 countries including the U.S. plan to strike and hold protests between Black Friday , November 29, and Cyber Monday, which falls on December 2, according to the activists organizing the labor action.The protests, organized by UNI Global Union, a Switzerland-based labor group, and grassroots political organization Progressive International, will take place in cities in the U.S., Brazil, Germany, Japan and the U.K., the groups said in a statement.

Other efforts to organize have failed, including at Amazon facilities in Alabama in 2021 and New York in 2022.'Amazon's relentless pursuit of profit comes at a cost to workers, the environment and democracy,' said Christy Hoffman, general secretary of UNI Global Union, in a statement.

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