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Related: About this forumThe WP, owned by America's Favorite Billionaire Warehouse Sweatshop King speaks for Hillary -
what a surprise.
Who owns the Wash. Post? None other than America's favorite Warehouse Sweatshop King Jeff Bezos - Amazon CEO.
Nothing like providing UNSAFE working conditions for PREGNANT workers. Have you told him to cut it out Hillary?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post
In 2013, longtime owners the Graham family sold the newspaper to Jeff Bezos for US$250 million in cash. The newspaper is owned by Nash Holdings LLC, a holding company Bezos created for the acquisition.
http://www.mcall.com/news/local/amazon/mc-allentown-amazon-complaints-20110917-story.html
An emergency room doctor in June called federal regulators to report an "unsafe environment" after he treated several Amazon warehouse workers for heat-related problems. The doctor's report was echoed by warehouse workers who also complained to regulators, including a security guard who reported seeing pregnant employees suffering in the heat.
In a better economy, not as many people would line up for jobs that pay $11 or $12 an hour moving inventory through a hot warehouse. But with job openings scarce, Amazon and Integrity Staffing Solutions, the temporary employment firm that is hiring workers for Amazon, have found eager applicants in the swollen ranks of the unemployed.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazons-dirty-secret-a-sweat-shop-in-pennsylvania/
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The WP, owned by America's Favorite Billionaire Warehouse Sweatshop King speaks for Hillary - (Original Post)
Skwmom
Jan 2016
OP
First of all, every news report that I read says Cotton was joking and, second
Luminous Animal
Jan 2016
#8
msongs
(67,405 posts)1. tom cotton has endorsed your man. yet no raging aginst that? odd nt
RobertEarl
(13,685 posts)4. Why attack the OPer?
The person here on DU has not fucked over thousands of workers.
But you are par for the course for the H supporters. Frankly, the more yall post such trash, the more I begin to hate H.
Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)8. First of all, every news report that I read says Cotton was joking and, second
does Bernie say Cotton speaks for him?
uponit7771
(90,336 posts)2. Unions, Human rights groups, Social Service organizations, Civil rights groups, small puppies, cute
... kids and socks are all shills of the banks... billionaires and the status quo for Hillary?
tia
Metric System
(6,048 posts)3. I hope Sanders supporters will pledge never to buy from Amazon.
RobertEarl
(13,685 posts)5. That would be me
And never buy anything from H either.
The more yall post such trash, the more you generate hate for H. Good Job!
Metric System
(6,048 posts)6. Post what trash?
RobertEarl
(13,685 posts)9. Well
Instead of telling us you hope we have good health insurance, a higher minimum wage and we can stop global warming, you preach to us about what we do with our own money. That preaching is trash.
Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)7. And me, as well. Never have and never will.