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December 9, 2021

Sen. Warren Blames Big Tech for Price Hikes as Amazon Employee Shares Inhumane Working Conditions
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The Senate held a hearing this week focused on Amazon and Big Tech's
role in driving up consumer costs. Senator Elizabeth Warren, who led the
hearing, says supply chain issues alone do not give the full picture of
the current price surge, blaming corporate anti-competitive practices.
Amazon worker Courtenay Brown testified about the horrendous worker
conditions at her New Jersey warehouse.

Courtenay Brown: "Amazon's multibillion-dollar wealth is made possible
by offering same-day delivery, anywhere from same-day delivery to
two-day delivery. And the corporation has achieved this speed and scale
through their sheer brutality, watching, timing and punishing associates
like me and my co-workers. … We are living in a country where machines
are getting better treatment than people. The machines at my facility
undergo routine maintenance checks to ensure that they don't burn out."



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