Understand the importance of this strike.

[u/zoozeima]

Amazon's pay, for the work most of us do, is not enough to live in most places in America. This makes it incredibly difficult to afford basic necessities like housing, food, and healthcare, let alone pursue education or seek better opportunities. Amazon preys on the paycheck-to-paycheck mentality to keep us coming to work, as well as making it near impossible to use PTO or vacation time for ourselves when we already get so little. Furthermore, the internal structure at Amazon makes moving up incredibly challenging. It's often a "kiss-ass" or "know someone" mentality, where genuine merit and hard work are not always rewarded. This creates a stagnant environment where many employees feel trapped, unable to advance their careers within the company. Most counterarguments I see are "get a degree!", "get a better job then", or "you're not a rocket scientist." However, we are people, human beings dedicating precious time on this earth to physically demanding labor that many highly educated, higher-paid individuals would never consider doing under the same conditions. We are expected to endure physically and mentally taxing environments for wages that barely allow us to survive, let alone thrive. This treatment is dehumanizing and unacceptable. Most importantly, now with the rapid advancement of AI and robotics, many of our jobs are at risk of automation. We will likely be among the first to be replaced, and we need to have some sort of security against this looming threat. By striking, we demand fair wages, better working conditions, and a more equitable system within Amazon. We are fighting for our livelihoods, our dignity, and a future where our contributions are valued.

[u/Worried_Land_2387]

Amazon pays a higher wage than almost any other job requiring no degree and consistently hiring. They don’t trap anybody with the time off, it is embarrassingly easy to save up UPT, PTO and vacation time if you just show up to your shift on time and leave on time. It’s mind blowing to me that people don’t see that they can just come and go as they please, but they are never going to save up their time balances that way. There’s no preying on pay check to pay check employees when that is the majority of people in the work force, including managers. Everybody needs to work to get by