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800 Maynard Ave S, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98134
800 Maynard Ave S, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98134
Seattle should be ashamed.
Wow. Charles Mudede, the Strangers resident non-apologetic black man, posts a story about Amazon, but not about that vicious, downright unhuman hate crime that happened yesterday in Auburn? A black man is beaten nearly to death in a town just south of the new center of black life in the Puget Sound area (Kent) for the "crime" of hooking up with some bigot's sister, and it happens RIGHT BEFORE THE START OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH, and Charles Mudede of all people ain't got shit to say? Really?
For shit's sake, the asshole who did the beating even broke down in tears over his sister bringing a black man home...IN THE SEATTLE AREA IN 2018! Not Alabama in the fucking 50s! And CHARLES MUDEDE doesn't comment?
And the assailant was a "Asian Pacific Islander" with a Samoan last name. This would be a good opportunity to talk about how non-whites can hate on each other too. But no, instead Charles is bitching about Amazon.
And we all know that if DaShawn Horne was beaten by a white man, Mudede would be on that shit like Confederate wannabees on a free Trump merchandise giveaway.
Way to disappoint once again, Mudede. I guess sticking to your simplistic narrative on race relations in America is more important than black lives.
Oh, and please consider donating to DaShawn Horne's gofundme. This man and his family needs help.
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This article describes total compensation for these workers compared to competitors and explains how often amazon offers benefits that they know the employees can't take advantage of. A lot of companies like amazon do things like offer tuition reimbursement knowing that employee's schedules are so erratic that it would be impossible to attend classes.
Now, the lack of worker protections and ability of the industrial barons to treat factory workers as badly as the landed aristocracy treated farm laborers remained, but those are separate issues.
"the lack of worker protections and ability of the industrial barons to treat factory workers as badly as the landed aristocracy treated farm laborers remained, but those are separate issues."
Not inasmuch as labor conditions and wages are a result of the demand relative to supply.
British agricultural labor population dropped considerably following corn law repeal as the domestic grain prices fell and marginal farm land was left fallow. These desperate folks were forced to either emigrate or move into the cities and became industrial labor, which benefited the industrialists who needed workers.
Yes, the repeal of the corn laws was the nail in the coffin of the rural aristocratic power, but it also destroyed rural labor.
The growth of Walmart/Amazon/Chinese imports since the 90s has created similar destruction of manufacturing labor in the US. Former blue collar workers have shifted to less desirable jobs and created downward wage pressure.