Friend,

Amazon has just announced plans to hire a staggering 125,000 more workers,
mostly in warehouses.(1)

And depending on Governor Gavin Newsom’s actions over the next few weeks,
the new employees in California could be protected from Amazon’s harsh
working conditions -- or they can join the hundreds of thousands of people
who are subjected to injurious quotas and “megacycle” 11-hour shifts.

Courage California’s members were instrumental in passing AB 701, the
historic warehouse worker protection bill. But Gov. Newsom has until
October 10 to sign it. We need to put grassroots pressure on to make sure
AB701 becomes law.

[ [link removed] ]Will you chip in $5 to Courage California and help stop
Amazon’s terrible warehouse practices?

Amazon is planning to open 100 new warehouses in September alone.(2)

The megaretailer is touting pay rates averaging $18 an hour, but is
completely ignoring the worker conditions that have contributed to some of
the worst injury rates in the industry.

Members of Congress have asked the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
to investigate.(3) The senators have cited Amazon’s inadequate
accommodations for pregnant employees, quotas that lead to workplace
injuries, and constant performance monitoring.(4)

And Amazon has summarily crushed any attempt for workers to form a
collective and protect themselves. The National Labor Relations Board just
released a report on the union vote in Alabama earlier in the year, saying
that the vote was unfair and should be held again.(5)

That’s why Courage California has joined LAANE, the Los Angeles Alliance
for a New Economy, to support union efforts and pressure the state
legislature to outlaw the working conditions Amazon is subjecting their
employees to. Now we’re calling on Governor Newsom to sign AB 701 -- the
nation's first bill reining in brutal warehouse workplace practices --
into law and protect California’s warehouse workers. Once signed into law,
this bill would hold Amazon accountable and set a new national standard as
a blueprint for how other states protect warehouse workers.

[ [link removed] ]Will you donate to Courage California today?

Yours in the fight against corporate abuses,

Irene, along with Angela, Annie, Caitlin, Isidra, Jay, Lindsay, LisaMarie,
Raquel, and Scottie (the Courage team)

PS: Courage California is fighting for equity and justice across the state
and country. [ [link removed] ]Will you become a monthly donor and help sustain our work?

Donations go to support all of Courage California's work for a more
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