What are the two reasons for why the Amazon Delivery workers held a walkout?What are the three business implications the walkout would have had on the organisation?What would be three recommendations that the Human Resources department at Amazon could consider in order to avoid these issues from occurring again? Amazon Delivery Workers Hold Walkouts Demanding Pay RaiseWorkers at an Amazon delivery hub outside Washington, D.C., presented a petition to theirmanagement on Wednesday morning calling for a raise of $3 per hour. When their demandwasn't immediately accepted, they walked off the job on their lunch break – just beforedawn – and said they wouldn't be back for the day.Kim Ware came to the delivery hub on his day off to support his co-workers who took part inthe walkout. He called it a "huge step," saying the workers deserved higher pay for a job thatis "very hard on the body." He noted that the cost of just about everything is going up due toinflation, making it harder for workers to cover rent and basic expenses."After working for Amazon, I understand there's a need for solidarity, a need to cometogether," said Ware, 57.Curtis Futch was one of the roughly 30 workers who took part in the walkout, judging fromthe number of Amazon vests gathered outside the doors of the facility in Upper Marlboro,Maryland, known as DMD9. Dozens of community supporters had come out to cheer themon, setting up a microphone and speaker where Futch and others could explain theirgrievances with the world's largest online retailer."The job we're doing is physical and mental," said Bidiana Jones, 39, who's worked at thefacility since it opened in 2020. "We have to be paid the value of our work."Jones said she and others signed a petition for raises back in December but never heardanything after submitting it, which led to support for a walkout."We're overworked and underpaid," Futch, 31, told HuffPost. "“I feel as though what we'reasking for is not too much."Amazon now employs roughly 1 million workers in the U.S., with a massive logisticsoperation that remains union-free. Labor activists have debated how to go about organizingsuch an important and influential company at a time when union membership in the privatesector is just 6.1%.As for his decision to walk off the job in protest, "This is the first time l've ever done anythinglike this," he said."We're overworked and underpaid. I feel as though what we're asking for is not too much."- Curtis Futch, Amazon employeeThe walkout was spearheaded by a loose-knit group known as Amazonians United, which istrying to organize different Amazon facilities around the country.The Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union gathered enough union authorizationcards to trigger an election at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama last year, but ended upUnlike a traditional union campaign, Amazonians United is not gathering union cards inhopes of triggering an election and securing a collective bargaining agreement. Their goal isto carry out job actions like the one in Upper Marlboro to force Amazon to address workers'concerns. The group coordinated similar protests on Wednesday at two Amazon facilities inlosing by a wide margin after an intense anti-union campaign by the company. Labor officialsfound Amazon broke the law and ordered a do-over election that's currently in progress.Some wonder if it's even possible to win an election at a 6,000-worker warehouse, given theemployer's advantages in a union campaign. For now, Amazonians United appears to haveset a more manageable goal: building a critical mass in the facilities where it can, thenrallying workers to make their demands. The broader campaign has no formal officials ororganization, though experienced labor organizers have been volunteering their time.New York.The walkout in Upper Marlboro seemed to show the promise of such tactics at a modestlysized facility. The delivery hub is much smaller than the retailer's massive fulfillment centers,and DMD9 workers said a majority of them on this particular shift chose to join the walkout.That left facility managers and lower-level supervisors to fill the jobs they had vacated,almost certainly causing logistical headaches for the day.Word of a planned walkout in Upper Marlboro trickled through Maryland's progressivenetworks ahead of Wednesday. Supporters agreed to meet up at a nearby Wawaconvenience store at 6 a.m., where they distributed signs and awaited word from AmazonAmazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said in a statement that the company respected theworkers' right to walk out. Such protests are protected by the National Labor Relations Act,which allows workers to engage in "concerted activity" to aid one another on the job.Word of a planned walkout in Upper Marlboro trickled through Maryland's progressivenetworks ahead of Wednesday. Supporters agreed to meet up at a nearby Wawaconvenience store at 6 a.m., where they distributed signs and awaited word from Amazonemployees. Many seemed to have heard about the walkout through local chapters of the"We're proud to offer industry leading pay, competitive benefits, and the opportunity for all togrow within the company," Nantel said. "While there are many established ways of ensuringwe hear the opinions of our employees inside our business, we also respect the right forsome to make their opinions known externally."Democratic Socialists of America.Someone asked that nobody wear union insignia, since their purpose was to support theworkers and not promote any groups.Sydney Cauley, who's worked at the facility since October, said she hoped the walkoutconveyed to the company how crucial low-level workers like herself are to the operation. Shesuspected that the site's managers were scrambling to figure out how to cover the secondThey filed out of the parking lot in a caravan, parked near the delivery hub and headed intothe Amazon parking lot with music and food to greet anyone who walked out. They blared"We're Not Gonna Take It" and "Fight the Power," and set up a table to distribute bags ofhalf of the shift.homemade food.Davis, a worker who walked out and asked that her full name not be used, said she was"We've been asking them for a raise for a while," Cauley said. "It's so much work for so littleрay"heartened when she saw how many supporters had gathered outside to cheer them on."Some of the people coming out were a little scared," Davis said. "But when they saw all theWorkers said the starting wage at the facility is a little below $16 per hour, equivalent to a$33,000 annual salary. The minimum wage for large employers in Maryland is $12.50 perhour, but Washington, D.C., is one of the most expensive metropolitan areas in the country.The MIT living wage calculator estimates that a single adult would need to make nearly $20per hour to make ends meet in Prince George's County, where the Upper Marlboro facility islocated.people out here, they were happy."

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What are the two reasons for why the Amazon Delivery workers held a walkout?What are the three business implications the walkout would have had on the organisation?What would be three recommendations that the Human Resources department at Amazon could consider in order to avoid these issues from occurring again? Amazon Delivery Workers Hold Walkouts Demanding Pay RaiseWorkers at an Amazon delivery hub outside Washington, D.C., presented a petition to theirmanagement on Wednesday morning calling for a raise of $3 per hour. When their demandwasn't immediately accepted, they walked off the job on their lunch break – just beforedawn – and said they wouldn't be back for the day.Kim Ware came to the delivery hub on his day off to support his co-workers who took part inthe walkout. He called it a &#34;huge step,&#34; saying the workers deserved higher pay for a job thatis &#34;very hard on the body.&#34; He noted that the cost of just about everything is going up due toinflation, making it harder for workers to cover rent and basic expenses.&#34;After working for Amazon, I understand there's a need for solidarity, a need to cometogether,&#34; said Ware, 57.Curtis Futch was one of the roughly 30 workers who took part in the walkout, judging fromthe number of Amazon vests gathered outside the doors of the facility in Upper Marlboro,Maryland, known as DMD9. Dozens of community supporters had come out to cheer themon, setting up a microphone and speaker where Futch and others could explain theirgrievances with the world's largest online retailer.&#34;The job we're doing is physical and mental,&#34; said Bidiana Jones, 39, who's worked at thefacility since it opened in 2020. &#34;We have to be paid the value of our work.&#34;Jones said she and others signed a petition for raises back in December but never heardanything after submitting it, which led to support for a walkout.&#34;We're overworked and underpaid,&#34; Futch, 31, told HuffPost. &#34;“I feel as though what we'reasking for is not too much.&#34;Amazon now employs roughly 1 million workers in the U.S., with a massive logisticsoperation that remains union-free. Labor activists have debated how to go about organizingsuch an important and influential company at a time when union membership in the privatesector is just 6.1%.As for his decision to walk off the job in protest, &#34;This is the first time l've ever done anythinglike this,&#34; he said.&#34;We're overworked and underpaid. I feel as though what we're asking for is not too much.&#34;- Curtis Futch, Amazon employeeThe walkout was spearheaded by a loose-knit group known as Amazonians United, which istrying to organize different Amazon facilities around the country.The Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union gathered enough union authorizationcards to trigger an election at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama last year, but ended upUnlike a traditional union campaign, Amazonians United is not gathering union cards inhopes of triggering an election and securing a collective bargaining agreement. Their goal isto carry out job actions like the one in Upper Marlboro to force Amazon to address workers'concerns. The group coordinated similar protests on Wednesday at two Amazon facilities inlosing by a wide margin after an intense anti-union campaign by the company. Labor officialsfound Amazon broke the law and ordered a do-over election that's currently in progress.Some wonder if it's even possible to win an election at a 6,000-worker warehouse, given theemployer's advantages in a union campaign. For now, Amazonians United appears to haveset a more manageable goal: building a critical mass in the facilities where it can, thenrallying workers to make their demands. The broader campaign has no formal officials ororganization, though experienced labor organizers have been volunteering their time.New York.The walkout in Upper Marlboro seemed to show the promise of such tactics at a modestlysized facility. The delivery hub is much smaller than the retailer's massive fulfillment centers,and DMD9 workers said a majority of them on this particular shift chose to join the walkout.That left facility managers and lower-level supervisors to fill the jobs they had vacated,almost certainly causing logistical headaches for the day.Word of a planned walkout in Upper Marlboro trickled through Maryland's progressivenetworks ahead of Wednesday. Supporters agreed to meet up at a nearby Wawaconvenience store at 6 a.m., where they distributed signs and awaited word from AmazonAmazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said in a statement that the company respected theworkers' right to walk out. Such protests are protected by the National Labor Relations Act,which allows workers to engage in &#34;concerted activity&#34; to aid one another on the job.Word of a planned walkout in Upper Marlboro trickled through Maryland's progressivenetworks ahead of Wednesday. Supporters agreed to meet up at a nearby Wawaconvenience store at 6 a.m., where they distributed signs and awaited word from Amazonemployees. Many seemed to have heard about the walkout through local chapters of the&#34;We're proud to offer industry leading pay, competitive benefits, and the opportunity for all togrow within the company,&#34; Nantel said. &#34;While there are many established ways of ensuringwe hear the opinions of our employees inside our business, we also respect the right forsome to make their opinions known externally.&#34;Democratic Socialists of America.Someone asked that nobody wear union insignia, since their purpose was to support theworkers and not promote any groups.Sydney Cauley, who's worked at the facility since October, said she hoped the walkoutconveyed to the company how crucial low-level workers like herself are to the operation. Shesuspected that the site's managers were scrambling to figure out how to cover the secondThey filed out of the parking lot in a caravan, parked near the delivery hub and headed intothe Amazon parking lot with music and food to greet anyone who walked out. They blared&#34;We're Not Gonna Take It&#34; and &#34;Fight the Power,&#34; and set up a table to distribute bags ofhalf of the shift.homemade food.Davis, a worker who walked out and asked that her full name not be used, said she was&#34;We've been asking them for a raise for a while,&#34; Cauley said. &#34;It's so much work for so littleрay&#34;heartened when she saw how many supporters had gathered outside to cheer them on.&#34;Some of the people coming out were a little scared,&#34; Davis said. &#34;But when they saw all theWorkers said the starting wage at the facility is a little below $16 per hour, equivalent to a$33,000 annual salary. The minimum wage for large employers in Maryland is $12.50 perhour, but Washington, D.C., is one of the most expensive metropolitan areas in the country.The MIT living wage calculator estimates that a single adult would need to make nearly $20per hour to make ends meet in Prince George's County, where the Upper Marlboro facility islocated.people out here, they were happy.&#34;

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