For this Monday March 22 one will be held strike for workers Amazon lasting 24 hours. Until now there have been only local or sector unrest, the one we remember best dates back to November 24, 2017: in that circumstance only the Piacenza logistics hub stopped with a participation in the stop of 18% of workers. This time we are talking about the first real national strike and it is difficult to predict how many will join and what the impact may be on shipments, especially for subscribers to the service of Amazon Prime accustomed to receiving any product in a very short time.
Among the main topics discussed are the verification of the loads and the work rhythms imposed, the verification and negotiation of work shifts, the reduction of the working hours of drivers, wage increases, the social clause and continuity employment for everyone in the event of a contract change or supplier change, the stabilization of fixed times and of the workers employed and compliance with health and safety regulations. We know how much this is one of the most famous services in the world and how successful it is benefit enormously globally during the pandemic: in 2020 Amazon took over 437.000 new employees reaching a total of 1,2 million people. In the third quarter of 2020, revenues for the e-commerce giant grew by 197% and the founder Jeff Bezos he saw his assets increase from $ 113 billion to $ 192 billion between March and October.
Not surprisingly, during the last decade the jobs in outlets are dedicated to technology dropped dramatically: this is because we are entering a new world dictated by new rules. What is now clear is that consumer retail is a business with low margins also due to the heavy investments required to start sorting centers. For this reason Amazon invests a lot to expand more and more a logistics that allows you to get low-cost products everywhere, on which it earns little and consequently also pays few taxes. Among other things, for customers of the service of Prime Video the sequel is currently on the way Ace Ventura 3.
