{"id":442412,"date":"2022-05-05T20:17:32","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T17:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bernie-sanders-slams-amazon-labor-practices-jeff-bezos-at-senate-hearing\/"},"modified":"2022-05-05T20:17:32","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T17:17:32","slug":"bernie-sanders-slams-amazon-labor-practices-jeff-bezos-at-senate-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bernie-sanders-slams-amazon-labor-practices-jeff-bezos-at-senate-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"#Bernie Sanders slams Amazon labor practices, Jeff Bezos at Senate hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d1f579b029\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d1f579b029\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bernie-sanders-slams-amazon-labor-practices-jeff-bezos-at-senate-hearing\/#%E2%80%9CBernie_Sanders_slams_Amazon_labor_practices_Jeff_Bezos_at_Senate_hearing%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Bernie Sanders slams Amazon labor practices, Jeff Bezos at Senate hearing&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBernie_Sanders_slams_Amazon_labor_practices_Jeff_Bezos_at_Senate_hearing%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Bernie Sanders slams Amazon labor practices, Jeff Bezos at Senate hearing&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Senate Budget Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders on Thursday slammed\u00a0Amazon\u00a0and its chairman at a hearing on the company\u2019s labor practices as he pushed the White House to end government contracts for the retailer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmazon\u00a0has done everything possible \u2014 legal and illegal \u2014 to defeat union organizing efforts,\u201d Sanders said. He addressed\u00a0Amazon\u00a0Chairman Jeff Bezos, who had been invited to testify but did not <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven all your wealth, how much do you need? Why are you doing everything in your power, including breaking the law, to deny\u00a0Amazon\u00a0workers the right to join a union so that they can negotiate for better wages, better working conditions and better benefits?\u201d Sanders asked. \u201cHow much do you need?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amazon\u00a0did not im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The committee is hearing testimony from several people including Christian Smalls, who heads the\u00a0Amazon\u00a0Labor Union.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/amazon-senate-hearing.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Amazon Labor Union President Christian Smalls testifies Thursday.\" class=\"wp-image-22152437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/amazon-senate-hearing.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/amazon-senate-hearing.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/amazon-senate-hearing.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Christian Smalls backed Sanders\u2019 push for the White House to end federal contracts to companies like Amazon that are accused of unfair labor practices.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bernie-Christian-Smalls-43.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Bernie Sanders and Christian Smalls hold a rally at a Staten Island Amazon warehouse last month.\" class=\"wp-image-22152782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bernie-Christian-Smalls-43.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bernie-Christian-Smalls-43.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/bernie-Christian-Smalls-43.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Bernie Sanders and Christian Smalls hold a rally at a Staten Island Amazon warehouse last month.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Smalls backed Sanders\u2019 push for the White House to end federal contracts to companies like\u00a0Amazon\u00a0that are accused of unfair labor practices.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot allow\u00a0Amazon\u00a0or any other employer to receive taxpayer money if they engage in illegal union-busting behavior and deny workers\u2019 rights,\u201d Smalls said in written testimony. \u201cWe cannot provide federal contracts to these employers. We cannot allow them to receive taxpayer subsidies from our state and local governments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Lindsey Graham, the top Republican on the panel, criticized Sanders for singling out\u00a0Amazon. \u201cThis is an effort to get an outcome you want using the United States Senate as your vehicle. This is very dangerous. You can have oversight hearings how you like but you determine\u00a0Amazon\u00a0is a piece of crap company. That\u2019s your political bias,\u201d Graham said.<\/p>\n<p>Also testifying were Teamsters <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> President Sean O\u2019Brien and Greg LeRoy, executive director of Good Jobs First.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Jeff-Bezos-45.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Amazon Chairman Jeff Bezos\" class=\"wp-image-22152866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Jeff-Bezos-45.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Jeff-Bezos-45.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Jeff-Bezos-45.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jeff Bezos was invited to testify but did not appear.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Anadolu Agency via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Later in the day, Vice President Kamala Harris will host a White House meeting with Smalls and labor leaders seeking to represent workers at\u00a0Amazon, Starbucks\u00a0and other employers.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Sanders urged President Joe Biden to issue an executive order cutting off federal contracts to\u00a0Amazon, saying the online retailer \u201chas become the poster child for illegal anti-union behavior while raking in billions in federal contracts.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Workers at an\u00a0Amazon\u00a0warehouse in New York City recently voted to form the first union at the second-largest US private employer and join the\u00a0Amazon\u00a0Labor Union under the leadership of Smalls, a former worker who has argued for higher pay and job security.\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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