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3 Transnational Amazon: Labor Exploitation and the Rise of E-Commerce in South Asia

       Jeb Sprague and Sreerekha Sathi

       PART II EXPLOITATION AND RESISTANCE ACROSS AMAZON’S GLOBAL EMPIRE

       4 The Amazonification of Logistics: E-Commerce, Labor, and Exploitation in the Last Mile

       Jake Alimahomed-Wilson

       5 Automation and the Surveillance-Driven Warehouse in Inland Southern California

       Jason Struna and Ellen Reese

       6 Gender, Race, and Amazon Warehouse Labor in the United States

       Ellen Reese

       7 A New Industrial Working Class? Challenges in Disrupting Amazon’s Fulfillment Process in Germany

       Nantina Vgontzas

       8 A Struggle for Bodies and Souls: Amazon Management and Union Strategies in France and Italy

       Francesco Massimo

       PART III COMMUNITIES CONFRONTING THE E-COMMERCE GIANT

       9 Company Town: What Happens to a City and its Democracy when Amazon Dominates?

       Katie Wilson

       10 Lessons from New York City’s Struggle Against Amazon HQ₂ in Long Island City

       Steve Lang and Filip Stabrowski

       11 What Happens When Amazon Comes to Town? Environmental Impacts, Local Economies, and Resistance in Inland Southern California

       Juliann Emmons Allison

       12 Worker and Community Organizing to Challenge Amazon’s Algorithmic Threat

       Sheheryar Kaoosji

       PART IV STRUGGLING TO WIN AGAINST AMAZON

       13 Amazon Strikes in Europe: Seven Years of Industrial Action, Challenges, and Strategies

       Jörn Boewe and Johannes Schulten

       14 Bursting the Bubble: The Emerging Tech Worker Movement at Amazon

       Spencer Cox

       15 The CEO Has No Clothes: Worker Leadership and Amazon’s Failures During COVID-19

       Dania Rajendra

       16 Think Big: Organizing a Successful Amazon Workers’ Movement in the United States by Combining the Strengths of the Left and Organized Labor

       Peter Olney and Rand Wilson

       17 Amazonians United! An Interview with DCH1 (Chicago) Amazonians United

       DCH1 Amazonians United

       Conclusion: Resisting Amazon Capitalism

       Jake Alimahomed-Wilson and Ellen Reese

       About the Authors

       Index

      List of Figures and Tables

      FIGURES

       11.1 Slowing growth in warehousing, distribution, and transportation in Inland Southern California

      TABLES

       1.1 Amazon global facilities as of June 2019

       5.1 Employment and job characteristics of interview sample

       5.2 Social characteristics of interview sample

       8.1 General data on Amazon Fulfillment Centers in France and Italy

       11.1 Amazon facilities in Inland Southern California

       11.2 Spatial inequality in Southern California

       13.1 Trade union density in European countries, 2018 (percentage of employed workers belonging to a union)

      We dedicate this book to all the workers and communities

      impacted by Amazon capitalism.

      Acknowledgments

      The editors wish to acknowledge and thank our families for their support in making this book possible, especially given the many challenges of juggling work, home schooling our kids, and family life amidst the COVID-19 crisis.

      First and foremost, Jake is grateful for all the love, support, motivation, and inspiration he received from his partner, Sabrina Alimahomed-Wilson and their