Sen. Bernie Sanders, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee says Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has declined a request to discuss issues around income inequality before Senate Budget Committee.
Bernie Sanders invites Jeff Bezos to hearing on wealth inequality
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Sat, Mar 13 2021 14:21 IST |
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New York, March 13 : US Senator Bernie Sanders has invited Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos to a hearing next week on income and wealth inequality. I have invited Jeff Bezos to testify in the Budget Committee next week to explain to the American people why he thinks it s appropriate for him to spend a whole lot of money denying economic dignity to workers at Amazon, while he has become $78 billion richer during the pandemic, Sanders tweeted.
Sanders is known to be a frequent Amazon critic and went after the company earlier for the disparity in pay between top executives and workers who deliver packages to customers. Amazon had announced raising its minimum wage to $15 an hour following the criticism from Sanders and others.
Amazon workers hold up signs while Congressional delegates visit the Amazon Fulfillment Center after meeting with workers and organizers involved in the Amazon BHM1 facility unionization effort, represented by the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union on March 5, 2021 in Birmingham, Alabama. Workers at Amazon facility currently make $15 an hour, however they feel that their requests for less strict work mandates are not being heard by management. (Getty Images)
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