Employee Protests Are on the Rise at Retailers Like Amazon and Walmart

Corporate change may follow, but not as quickly as desired

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With a rallying cry of  “We are humans, not robots,” workers in Amazon’s warehouses have walked out multiple times this year over issues like a 30-hour-per-week cap and working conditions.

While a spokesperson for the National Labor Relations Board said it does not track employee protests, staff at retailers like Amazon, Walmart, Wayfair and Whole Foods have signed letters to executives and/or walked out over a range of issues this year alone, including government contracts, carbon footprints, gun sales and earning a living wage.

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