Amazon is going on the offensive against prominent lawmakers amid the most significant union campaign in the history of the online retailer.
Amazon's official PR Twitter account, @amazonnews, on Friday slammed
senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren for their ongoing criticism
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"There's a big difference between talk and action," Amazon tweeted. "SenSanders has been a powerful politician in Vermont for 30 years and
their min wage is still $11.75. Amazon's is $15, plus great health care
from day one. Sanders would rather talk in Alabama than act in
Vermont."Amazon also retweeted a comment by Dave Clark, the company's
worldwide consumer CEO, who said Sanders "should save his finger wagging
lecture until after he actually delivers in his own backyard."
Sanders, an independent in Congress who often allies with Democrats, was in Bessemer, Alabama, Friday to lend support to Amazon workers
rallying for the right to join a union. Employees at the plant are now
casting their votes in the mail-in election, with voting ending on March
29.
At the rally, Sanders directly addressed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, accusing the world's wealthiest man of being out of touch with his
workers.
"Why, when you have so much money — more money than can be spent in a million lifetimes — why are you spending millions trying to defeat an
effort on the part of workers here who want nothing more than decent
wages, decent benefits, decent working conditions?" Sanders said.Amazon
on Friday also tangled with Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts
Democrat who earlier this week accused the company of exploiting tax
loopholes.
Amazon shot back: "You make the tax laws SenWarren; we just follow them. If you don't like the laws you've created, by all means, change
them."
Warren replied: "I didn't write the loopholes you exploit — your armies of lawyers and lobbyists did." She added, "You bet I'll fight to
make you pay your fair share. And fight your union-busting. And fight to
break up Big Tech so you're not powerful enough to heckle senators with
snotty tweets."Amazon responded by characterizing Warren's comments as a
personal attack on the company. "This is extraordinary and revealing.
One of the most powerful politicians in the United States just said
she's going to break up an American company so that they can't criticize
her anymore."
