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2 stories tagged labor-rights, newest first.

Screenshot of theguardian.com: 'I have not seen one cent': billions stolen in wage theft from US workers

'I have not seen one cent': billions stolen in wage theft from US workers (theguardian.com)

331 points by wahnfrieden 2 years ago | 335 comments

Guardian article reporting on billions of dollars in wage theft from US workers and criticism that government enforcement is too weak to help.

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Screenshot of jacobin.com: I Was Illegally Fired by Amazon for Speaking Out About a Coworker's Death (2023)

I Was Illegally Fired by Amazon for Speaking Out About a Coworker's Death (2023)(jacobin.com)

467 points by wglb 2 years ago | 309 comments

Jacobin first-person article by a former Amazon warehouse worker who says they were illegally fired after speaking out about a coworker's death on the job.

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'I have not seen one cent': billions stolen in wage theft from US workers(theguardian.com)

I Was Illegally Fired by Amazon for Speaking Out About a Coworker's Death (2023)(jacobin.com)

'I have not seen one cent': billions stolen in wage theft from US workers (theguardian.com)