During the interviews afterwards, Bezos also thought he should thank the Amazon employees. A statement that fell very badly with union leader Stuart Appelbaum. “I thought it was absolutely outrageous and obscene.”
“These are people who put their lives on the line during the pandemic, but didn’t get the right help from Bezos. In the midst of a pandemic, he even cut their wages, without it being necessary. People are forced to live in circumstances. work in which their health and safety is not properly protected.”
Appelbaum is unimpressed by Bezos’ space experience. “He could have done a lot more for humanity if he had paid his employees fairly and used the money needed (for this trip) to protect their health, safety and their lives.”
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