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Amazon Is Destroying Democracy, Not Just Unions by Christy Hoffman

Amazon’s efforts to undermine labor organizing are part of a larger attack on the fundamental rights of workers in general. If the company succeeds, its strategy will serve as a globally applicable playbook for multinational corporations’ efforts to subordinate democratic institutions to their own interests.

GENEVA – Black Friday has become more than just shopping. Renamed Make Amazon Pay Day by labor advocates, it increasingly marks an annual season of resistance. As millions of consumers flood Amazon’s digital aisles, a growing group of employees and their allies are taking to the streets to challenge the e-commerce giant’s efforts to reshape the world in its own image.