RWA - Sample Flyer - 50 Cents is not enough

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 50 CENTS IS NOT ENOUGH! 

The raise is a joke. What is 50 cents going to do for my family?  –Triangle Amazon Worker

Organizing brings higher wages for Amazon workers! 

Amazon recently announced that 500,000 employees will receive an hourly pay raise of  between 50 cents and $3. This announcement follows nationwide efforts organized by  Amazon workers, including petitions, walk-outs, and the highly publicized organizing  struggle in Bessemer, Alabama.  

The pay bump shows that organizing  

works! Organizing in Bessemer and  

around the country scared Amazon  

into giving us a raise. Amazon is  

terrified of our worker power. But 50  

cents is not enough! We demand higher  

wages and better working conditions.  

Amazon’s pandemic profits 

Amazon made record profits in 2020:  

• The wealth of Jeff Bezos, Amazon  

Chief Executive, grew $75.6 billion. 

• Amazon’s net profits increased by  

84% to $21.3 billion. 

Workers have seen only a small fraction of this money, despite working through a pandemic  in unsafe and dehumanizing conditions.  

Amazon wants us to believe that $15/hour is generous, but the living wage for a family of  four in Wake County is $24/hour. And many workers will have to wait 3 more years just to  see another $1 raise to $16.50/hour. We deserve a living wage and Amazon can clearly  afford to pay it. We cannot wait three years!  

Unite to build worker power! We can make change happen! 

By uniting together, workers can make real change. Join the Raleigh Area Workers  Assembly and other Amazon workers from across the Triangle to continue the struggle for a  living wage and dignity at work!  

YOU AND YOUR  

COWORKERS HAVE RIGHTS! 

THE RALEIGH AREA WORKERS ASSEMBLY  IS HERE TO HELP YOU LEARN ABOUT AND RECLAIM YOUR RIGHTS! 

We are affiliated with the Southern Workers Assembly.  Check out southernworker.org for more information about how we are  mobilizing to build worker power in the South! 

Join our confidential listserv to stay informed about events:

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raleighworkersassembly@gmail.com  

Call or Text “Add” to  715-303-8119 

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