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Some Amazon Workers Fear They’ll Earn Less Even With a $15 Minimum Wage

Some Amazon Workers Fear They’ll Earn Less Even With a $15 Minimum Wage

Some Amazon Workers Fear They’ll Earn Less Even With a $15 Minimum Wage

Business, Spoken · SpokenLayer

October 8, 20186m 43s

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When Amazon announced Tuesday that it was raising its minimum wage to $15 an hour for all employees, even vocal critics of its labor practices like Senator Bernie Sanders praised the company. The retail giant’s decision will undoubtedly put more money into the hands of its workers—especially the some 100,000 temporary US employees Amazon plans to hire in the coming months for the holiday season.

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