Amazon AGM Investor Briefing: Workers’ Rights & Investor Opportunities
april 27, 2022 | 10:30 am to 11:45 AM EDT
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Is Amazon fulfilling its promise to be the “Earth’s Best Employer” and the “Earth’s Safest Place to Work”? How Amazon, one of the largest global employers, answers these challenges will be critical for the company’s long-term success.
Leading up to this year’s annual meeting on May 25, speakers with diverse and unique expertise, including Amazon workers, a labor relations expert, and a shareholder advocate will explore these questions and address key items on Amazon’s proxy ballot. The panelists will share their knowledge and first-hand experience with Amazon’s operations and corporate governance to give investors useful tools to assess Amazon’s progress towards its workplace goals. Webinar attendees will receive actionable information for the evaluation of risks and opportunities at Amazon and for engagement with Amazon’s board and management.
MODERATOR:
Sharon Hendricks, Vice-Chair, California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
PANELISTS:
An Amazon US worker
An Amazon Europe worker
Brad Lander, New York City Comptroller
John Logan, Professor, Labor & Employment Studies, SF State University
Sarah Couturier-Tanoh, Manager Corporate Engagement and Shareholder Advocacy, Shareholder Association for Research & Education
Click to read moderator and panelist bios in PDF format.
shareholder proposals:
Click to read ballot initiatives in PDF format.
Vote no:
Vote No on directors Huttenlocher and McGrath.
Committee on Workers’ Capital resources:
Read the CWC Amazon Proxy Brief.
Reporting on Labor Rights at Amazon.com: Expectations from the Committee on Workers' Capital
reports on amazon health and safety:
The Injury Machine: How Amazon’s Production System Hurts Workers (April 2022)
Primed for Pain: Amazon’s Epidemic of Workplace Injuries (May 2021)
Hidden Pandemic: Amazon’s Secrecy And Obstruction During The COVID-19 Crisis (November 2021)
AMAZON health and safety issues IN THE MEDIA:
Nearly 1 in 5 Amazon delivery drivers get hurt on the job each year, new report says (Seattle Times)
Amazon warehouse workers suffer serious injuries at higher rates than other firms (Washington Post)
Amazon drivers injured far more often than the company’s warehouse workers; see the charts (Seattle Times)
Amazon Accused of Under-Reporting Covid Cases Contracted at Work (Bloomberg)
Amazon’s injury rate jumped 20% last year, new report shows (Seattle Times)
Serious injuries at Amazon warehouses rose 15% in the year since Amazon pledged to become 'Earth's Safest Place to Work' (Business Insider)