Speaker 1: There is trouble brewing at the Amazon Prime Washington Post.
Speaker 1: It's big trouble. More than four hundred employees of the
Speaker 1: drive By media giant have written to the boss, Jeff Bezos,
Speaker 1: demanding that a fork over higher pay and better benefits.
Speaker 1: A labor dispute has been raging inside the newspaper for
Speaker 1: a year. It pits management against the union. It represents
Speaker 1: over eight hundred editorial and bidness employees. Now the dispute
Speaker 1: has gone public. According to the open letter, Bezos offered
Speaker 1: the Amazon Prime Post workers a pitiful ten dollar a
Speaker 1: week raise. They were insulted, especially since Bezos is one
Speaker 1: of the richest men in the world. They claim that
Speaker 1: digital subscriptions are way up, online traffic is way up,
Speaker 1: and that advertising is meeting goals. So the employees want fairness,
Speaker 1: more money, more family leave, better health benefits, more retirement income,
Speaker 1: more job security. Want more of everything, Mr Bezos. Maybe
Speaker 1: there's a way out of this mess. How about offering
Speaker 1: your disgruntled staff at the Amazon Prime Washington Post a
Speaker 1: bigger discount at Amazon Prime Whole Foods, maybe with a
Speaker 1: minimum purchase. Of course, after all, it's only money, but
Speaker 1: you never know what can satisfy angry liberals that won't
Speaker 1: cost you very much. H