0338.json

{
    "id": 347,
    "date": "2020/10/13",
    "sources": [
        "https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1243217",
        "https://www.kmov.com/thousands-of-workers-petition-amazon-for-paid-time-off-to-vote/article_c29297aa-e08d-5aae-b887-75b506e79fef.html",
        "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-workers-petition-election-day-holiday-paid-time-off/",
        "https://amazonemployees4climatejustice.medium.com/jeff-bezos-give-all-amazon-workers-pto-to-vote-dc0003434d65"
    ],
    "actions": [
        "open letter"
    ],
    "struggles": [
        "unfair labor practices",
        "ethics"
    ],
    "employment_types": [
        "blue collar workers",
        "inhouse workers"
    ],
    "description": "More than 6,400 Amazon workers signed an internal petition calling for time off to vote for its entire workforce ahead of the 2020 U.S. Election. Other companies like Walmart, Apple, and Target have policies allowing for paid time off for voting. Amazon Employees for Climate Justice organized the petition.",
    "online": true,
    "locations": [
        "usa"
    ],
    "companies": [
        "amazon"
    ],
    "workers": 6400,
    "tags": [
        "politics"
    ],
    "author": [
        "nataliyaned"
    ],
    "latlngs": [
        [
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            -122.3239636
        ]
    ],
    "addresses": [
        "Amazon Go Grocery, 610, East Pike Street, First Hill, Seattle, King County, Washington, 98122, United States"
    ]
}