This episode of Bread + Roses is devoted to Amazon!

We are joined by Roberto Clack, the Associate Director of Warehouse Workers for Justice from Chicago, Illinois in our 'Ground up from the Round Up' segment to discuss the history of Amazon, the health and safety issues faced by warehouse workers, and how people are coming together and doing their best to change the system.

We have two workers named Tim and Lupita from Amazon warehouses, join in our 'So, what do you do?' segment to talk about their experiences at Amazon. And as always we end with our 'IH Hot Take' this time from Tom Vroman, CIH of the Ecology Environment from Seattle, Washington, who summarizes the current health and safety issues facing warehouse and fulfillment center workers.

All Of Us Are Affected (COVID - 19 Edition)

Bread + Roses is a podcast where we explore different areas of work and how they affect health. We find work and workers fascinating and want to demystify 'work' and build connections between different types of workers because we are all dealing with a lot of the same issues and can unite in our fight for fair wages, healthy working lives, and happy home lives. 

The term “Bread and Roses” is a union slogan used during the 1912 textile strike by Helen Todd who said they were striking for their bread, but they wanted roses too, meaning they were fighting for a living wage and dignified working conditions which allowed them to live good lives in and outsides of their work.

Want to contribute to the 'So, what do you do?' segment? Record an audio file answering the following questions and send it to breadandrosespod@gmail.com. 

1. What is your first name and where are you from?

2. So what do you do?

3. How much do you make?

4. Walk us through your day from start to finish. 

5. How can 'we' make your job easier? 

6. What is something that makes you proud about your work? 

7. In terms of your health and happiness, what is the worse part of your work?