South Park S17E7
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Celebrations | Shopping |
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Significance | Shopping holiday |
Movies/Shows | South Park |
Air date | November 13, 2013 |
Directors | Trey Parker |
Episode number | 7 |
Season number | 17 |
Writer | Trey Parker |
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ID | 406031 |
About South Park S17E7
With Black Friday, the angriest shopping day of the year approaching, Wizard Cartman deems it necessary to form alliances in his quest for a new gaming console, but who can he trust during these dark times.
Ex-gang member charged with stabbing Derek Chauvin 22 times
... Turscak told FBI agents he attacked Chauvin on Black Friday - as the day after US Thanksgiving is known - as a symbolic connection to Black Lives Matter and the Black Hand symbol linked with the Mexican Mafia, according to prosecutors...
France warns people off Black Friday clothes deals
...By Lou NewtonBBC NewsThe French government has launched a campaign encouraging people not to buy new clothes in Black Friday sales...
HSBC mobile banking down for thousands across UK
... The problem comes on Black Friday, a day when many people will be making purchases due to the discounts offered by retailers...
Black Friday: Amazon staff in Coventry strike
...By Caroline Gall & PA Media BBC News, West MidlandsHundreds of Amazon staff have gone on strike as Black Friday, one of the year s busiest shopping days, starts...
Black Friday deals: How to avoid impulse buys in the sales
... it can only mean it s Black Friday again...
How factories are deploying AI on production lines
... A minute of factory downtime can cost companies thousands of pounds, and increased delays can mean missing out on consumer demand at critical moments like the festive period or Black Friday...
PlayStation 5 supply issues finally fixed after three years, says Sony
... " He said the shortage of PS5 consoles meant they had largely not been part of Black Friday deals in previous years, but he expected that to change this year...
High-value Amazon orders 'switched for cat food', say customers
... " He had bought a graphics card for the discounted price of £400 on Black Friday [22 November], ahead of Christmas, it was going to be his present, " she said...
Amazon workers plan Black Friday strikes
Amazon workers in 20 Countries - including the US, UK, and several in the EU - Are planning protests and work stoppages on Black Friday .
The shopping-centric day is among Amazon's busiest all year.
The Make Amazon Pay group says: " Amazon takes too much and gives back too little. "
It is backed by a coalition of labour groups, trade unions, grassroots campaigns and non-profit-making organisations in individual Countries .
In the UK, that includes the:
GMB UnionTrades Union CongressMomentum War on Want International Transport Workers' FederationLabour Behind the Label, so many employees will be working on The Day , with The Campaign groups staging protests at Amazon buildings in Coalville, Leicestershire, Coventry, Peterborough and at its London headquarters.
But strikes Are being encouraged elsewhere.
In Germany, for example, the, beginning on Wednesday night.
Worldwide, nearly 50 organisations have signed up to a list of " common demands" published by, which include:
raising warehouse workers' pay and adding hazard pay and peak time incrementshalting worker " surveillance" and strict productivity targetsextending sick leave and improving Covid-19 tracking and reportingending casual employment status and " union-busting" activitiespaying taxes without using loopholes or tax havens" This company is a pandemic profiteer can afford to do better, " said Mick Rix, from the GMB Union. " It's time for Amazon sit down with their workers' union GMB and make Amazon a great, safe place to work. "
Amazon reported a tripling of profits earlier this year,
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To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Five things to know about Amazon boss Jeff BezosThe Company has also been accused of taking an anti-union stance across its operations, particularly in the US.
A landmark push to unionise a workplace in Bessemer, Alabama, failed earlier this year over allegations The Company had put pressure on employees during the vote.
Owen Espley, from The War on Want campaign group, said: " Amazon's Growing Power is a threat to communities and workers around The World .
" Amazon is abusing its dominance across online retail, cloud services, and logistics, to create Unfair Competition that is driving down standards for everyone.
" Amazon workers face unsafe conditions, constant surveillance and Are treated like robots.
" It's time for Amazon to pay fair wages, fair taxes, and for its impact on The Planet . "
Amazon did not respond to a request for comment on the UK action.
But its representatives have told US media outlets it is already addressing many of the concerns laid out by The Make Amazon Pay group, while admitting things " Are not perfect" as they Are .
Source of news: bbc.com