February 2020

AMAZON THUMBS NOSE AT SEATTLE, ANNOUNCING 15,000 JOBS TO GO TO BELLEVUE, WA.—11 MILES AWAY. AMZN calls Bellevue a “growing, business-friendly city,” a dig at

CEOs IN AMERICA ARE MAKING 270 X THE WAGES OF THE AVERAGE WORKER. Our wealth gap is growing.The House of Representatives has voted to pass

BERNIE IS RIGHT ABOUT M4A: “The efficiencies of a single-payer system would make universal coverage affordable & give everyone in the U.S. their free choice

FED COURT SAYS AMAZON CAN’T FORCE DRIVERS TO ARBITRATE THEIR LAWSUIT THAT THEY ARE EMPLOYEES—NOT INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. Even if drivers are “the last leg of

3 OUT OF 4 U.S. WORKERS WOULD RATHER WORK FOR AN EMPLOYEE-OWNED BIZ. U.S. worker-owned co-ops employ > 8,000 people. Retiring boomers—who own two-thirds of

AL NORMAN PHOTO EXHIBIT. SIGN LANGUAGE: 1ST AMENDMENT PHOTOS Reception Friday, Feb 21st 6 PM ARTSPACE, 15 Mills St, Greenfield Read more on Facebook

AFTER LISTENING TO DON TRUMP’S INANE RAMBLINGS TODAY I AM MORE CONVINCED THAN EVER THAT THIS MAN IS INSANE—AN EGOMANIACAL PERSONALITY. Does he think Americans

MECHANICAL TURK: THE MOST OUTRAGEOUS PLATFORM AMAZON HAS CREATED: “Make money in your spare time. Get paid for completing simple tasks…a global, on-demand, 24/7 workforce.”

DEBACLE ON 34th STREET: MACY’S WILL CLOSE 125 MORE STORES, LAY OFF 2,000 HQ WORKERS. “Department stores are still vital if they are done right.”

DEBACLE ON 34th STREET: MACY’S WILL CLOSE 125 MORE STORES, LAY OFF 2,000 HQ WORKERS. “Department stores are still vital if they are done right.”

CONGRATULATIONS TO MITT ROMNEY—THE ONLY U.S. SENATOR WITH THE COURAGE & MORAL CHARACTER TO VOTE “GUILTY” in the Impeachment trial of Donald John Trump. (2006

ANOTHER STATE OF THE UNION: “American business investment contracted for the third straight quarter… 700,000 American jobs were lost to China in the first two

CALL YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS TO VOTE YES ON H.R.2474, Protecting the Right to Organize Act to penalize employers who interfere with their employees’ rights

AL NORMAN PHOTO EXHIBIT “SIGN LANGUAGE” ARTSPACE/RECEPTION 6 – 8:30 pm Friday, February 21st 15 Mills St. Greenfield, MA Read more on Facebook

IF ANYONE TELLS YOU BERNIE SANDERS IS “UNELECTABLE” IN 2020, REMIND THEM THEY SAID THIS MAN WAS “UNELECTABLE” IN 2016. Americans wanted a revolution 4

RETAIL WORKERS UNITE, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE BUT YOUR CHAIN STORES: “16.4 million workers in the United States were represented by a union in

AMAZON IS “SNAPPING UP…DEAD MALLS THAT THEY HELPED PUT OUT OF BUSINESS.” Big parcels, close to large populations & freeways, with water & sewer, gas.

A 2ND. “WALMART HEALTH” CENTER OPENS: primary care, urgent care, dental care, optometry, & health classes. Then stop by your local WMT for deep fried

“IF THE TURNOUT IS HIGH WE’RE GONNA WIN. Our job together is to bring the highest turnout in the history of the Iowa caucus.” Erik

AMAZON’S HQ2 PROPOSAL WAS CHASED OUT OF NYC, BUT the Everything Store is adding big warehouse space on Staten Island: leasing 450,000 sf of new

FRANKLIN COUNTY, MA ACTIVISTS FOR BERNIE BEGIN STAND OUTS FOR SANDERS AS THE PRIMARIES IN NH AND MA. DRAW NEAR. Bernie is leading in the

JINXED WALMART STORE GETS $800 K IN BP OIL SPILL SETTLEMENT. The store opened in Pass Christian, MS. in 2003, was blown down by Katrina

IN 2019, AMAZON SPENT RECORD $16.1 M ON FEDERAL LOBBYING—over $54,000 per 296 “legislative days” in Congress. AMZN spent $14.4 M on lobbying in 2014.

AMAZON PRIME REACHES 150 M MEMBERS, 4TH QUARTER PROFITS PUSH STOCK TO RECORD HIGH. Bezos adds nearly $13 B to personal wealth. Workers who make

AMAZON SAYS TRUMP WANTED TO “SCREW AMAZON,” & APPLIED “IMPROPER PRESSURE…to steer the [$10 B]JEDI Contract away from…his perceived political enemy-Jeffrey P. Bezos…” [should] the