{"id":6878,"date":"2022-05-03T13:18:32","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T12:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=6878"},"modified":"2022-05-05T08:35:43","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T07:35:43","slug":"germany-strike-transparency","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/news\/germany-strike-transparency\/","title":{"rendered":"Following EU data request, Amazon workers strike over transparency issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span lang=\"en-US\">Amazon workers with support from the\u00a0<\/span>German trade union\u00a0<span lang=\"en-US\">v<\/span>e<span lang=\"en-US\">.<\/span>rdi\u00a0\u00a0<span lang=\"en-US\">went on\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/verdiAmazon_NDS\/status\/1521376218796462080?s=20&amp;t=wZuzPPhs5WI0iPIr9hBWlg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\">strike at seven\u00a0<span lang=\"en-US\">warehouses<\/span><\/a>\u00a0across the country<span lang=\"en-US\">\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>demand higher wages and better protection of their personal data.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>In Germany, employees have been fighting for a collective agreement at Amazon for years in part because their wages are not keeping up with the cost of living. Many employees rely on cars to get to Amazon&#8217;s sites, most of which are located outside major cities. Despite record profits, the corporation continues to deny employees reliable, collectively bargained pay increases<span lang=\"en-US\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p>The strike comes after an international push for greater data transparency. Just last\u00a0<span lang=\"en-US\">March<\/span>, Amazon warehouse workers from Germany, UK, Italy, Poland and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/news\/gdpr_amazon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"4\">Slovakia filed access requests<\/a>\u00a0under Article 15 GDPR to find out how the tech giant treats workers\u2019 personal data under the EU\u2019s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The workers\u00a0<span lang=\"en-US\">were<\/span>\u00a0supported by UNI Global Union, the international federation of service unions and privacy organization noyb.eu.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cAmazon may be one of the largest corporations in the world, but they cannot use our data to feed an algorithm, then start firing people right and left or doing whatever they want with our data. As workers, we have a right to privacy and we have the right to know,\u201d said Andreas Gangl a shop steward for ver.di and one of the workers filing the GDPR requests.<\/p>\r\n<p>Workers are left in the dark about the use of their data, despite Amazon using sophisticated systems to monitor workflows. Amazon has one month to respond and fully disclose their processing of workers personal data.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>&#8220;We stand with these ver.di members who are striking for higher wages and more transparency. \u00a0Workers have a right to know if Amazon is collecting video and audio recordings, information from social media, about union membership or other personal data in violation of EU data protection laws,&#8221; said Christy Hoffman, General Secretary of UNI Global Union, the international services union representing 20 million workers in 150 countries worldwide.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Amazon has a history of neglecting workers&#8217; rights. According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/report\/the-amazon-panopticon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"5\">The Amazon Panopticon<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 UNI Global Union\u2019s report on the intrusive and all-encompassing Amazon worker surveillance systems\u2014Amazon\u2019s highly invasive, and ultrafast delivery process is hiding harmful effects on its 1.3 million workers. Employees are relentlessly monitored, evaluated, and subjected to high-pressure and gruelling conditions. This model is so inhumane that\u00a0<span lang=\"en-US\">in a groundbreaking investigation,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2021\/06\/15\/us\/amazon-workers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"6\">the New York Times<\/a>\u00a0reported, \u201cAmazon burns through workers so quickly that Executives are worried they\u2019ll run out of people to employ.\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/features\/2021-06-28\/fired-by-bot-amazon-turns-to-machine-managers-and-workers-are-losing-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"7\">Bloomberg News<\/a>\u00a0also reported that Amazon drivers have been \u201cfired by the app\u201d for minor mishaps that a real manager would have ignored.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon workers 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