I used to work for amazon, got tired of it, now I work at a co op, get paid the same, less pressure overall happier. He's speaking truth.

@QuirkyAvik

3 жыл бұрын

I worked for Amazon they pay significantly more than any other company in my country. They do put a lot of pressure, there is a rating system(it exists in every big company in my country) and they first asked for 80%, when we easily stayed there for a while they pushed it to 90 then 95 and then they "wanted" us to maintain 100% rating which is not exactly possible not even for a machine. They do pay well though and thus people are willing to work their, I am privileged that I am not under economic pressure so I left the place for a different one and eventually became a free lancer. I'm worked on the IT side, don't know about warehouse stuff I suspect the condition here in Indian warehouses are significantly worse than US because the people that work at those places in India do not get to voice their opinions like in the US, they get mowed down. Money is also a very easy tool to control them.

@FrankenThirty

3 жыл бұрын

@@QuirkyAvik Just think...Amazon pays “significantly more than any other company in your country,” but imagine how much more they’d have to pay you if you had union protections? Solidarity now. Solidarity forever.

@check25bid

3 жыл бұрын

Some people thrive on what you consider to be pressure, or maybe don't view it as pressure at all. No job is right for everyone. You did the right thing by quitting instead of complaining about it.

@ryanjaramillo8152

3 жыл бұрын

@Alonzo L the environment is straight up abusive

@cy4069

3 жыл бұрын

@Alonzo L Okay, Jeff won't have any workers then :)

He knows the issues inside and out, he knows his ish! Most celebrities want to help but I've never seen this sort of activism from one. He is making it clear! Killer Mike has my complete respect!

@IvoMiller

3 жыл бұрын

He’s awesome

@joe.oneill

3 жыл бұрын

Killer Mike put it as plain as day.

@deadpanfish

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@angstchild

3 жыл бұрын

Killer Mike is a national treasure!

@Roycestiles

3 жыл бұрын

Boycott. I'm down.

A lot of people find Mike abrasive because he stands for his people. They don’t understand that he isn’t preaching racism, he’s preaching self reliance, self love, inner strength and family. I love to hear him speak.

@Navy35

3 жыл бұрын

Amazon will do what most US companies do. They’ll lay off the workers that complain and replace them with cheap foreign workers. Then they will add insult to injury and say “ those lazy Americans really don’t want those jobs

@williamfisher4663

3 жыл бұрын

Gotta organize

@ILTSC43

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly what a racist would say

@cdb48340

3 жыл бұрын

Much of what says is good. He is problematic because he is very ignorant on some of the topics he tries to address

@bibbole5351

3 жыл бұрын

WHEN YOU STAND FOR YOUR PEOPLE YOU MUST STAND ON THE GROUND WITH RESPECTFULNESS TO YOUR OWN PEOPLE - KIDS ARE WATCHING AS WELL AS ADULTS-!!!

This man is amazing. His oratory and intellect, unmatched. He has a big heart too.

Imagine if we had people in Congress that feel as strongly as Mike does about the issues that affect people

@olskoolbk

3 жыл бұрын

Thats all we can do! Just imagine!

@IamNOTaExpert

3 жыл бұрын

I read your statement, then woke up from my dream and my nightmare began! Reality if a mean dog and it bites!

@johndoe4995

3 жыл бұрын

He would be assisinated

@wilburmcbride8096

3 жыл бұрын

@@johndoe4995 There's not enough of them in Congress to make a difference. And you are right! They will assassinate anyone that goes against their narrative. They don't want to die in vain because the American people will never fight back.

@kermitdfrogz

3 жыл бұрын

That’s why you don’t see people like Mike get elected... he actually cares about his community.

I am a 60 yr old white woman who had NO idea who Killer Mike was before he got involved in Bernie Sander's presidential campaign. I absolutely adore this man now! Now that's how you walk your talk!

@edwinagazaille1837

3 жыл бұрын

Same! Learned about him when Bernie was running. Saw him and Danny Glover, Queen Nina Turner, Bernie and Ben & Jerry's guy @ HBC in Greensboro. A day of inspiration, hope and possibility! Felt so real, so good and so right! Sigh...a dream? 😩

@ericcruzstealth

3 жыл бұрын

Sad very sad. This guy is talking about needing golf carts. Large portion of americans have lost their values

@wachowski9525

3 жыл бұрын

@@ericcruzstealth lol Americans used to have unions and were able to buy houses and cars off a single-income working 40 hours a week. YOU have lost American values by settling for crumbs. YOU have abandoned your fellow workers to support your corporate overlords. If you're content with the status quo, enjoy it, but don't get in the way of people fighting for better lives, and leave your deluded and vapid comments to yourself.

@MaryJohanna

3 жыл бұрын

Yes Ma'am my teenager son turned me on to him. The next thing I see he supported Bernie. Now I'm like "Mike for President"!

@rhugginsj25

3 жыл бұрын

You haven't peaked until you bump Run the Jewels in your Lincoln town car! Salute!

431 dislikes from Bezos and all the Amazon executives and their family members.

@ap8riot931

3 жыл бұрын

Actually those are probably from the moderators at You Tube. They do that a lot.

@osakarocks4116

3 жыл бұрын

At least ONE of those "dislikes" is from ME and people with common sense like me who realize that this liberal whining socialist culture or complaining and excuse making is a death sentence to capitalism and to the U.S.A.

@stevengee2005

3 жыл бұрын

@puppiesinspace You are part of the problem.

@stevengee2005

3 жыл бұрын

@@osakarocks4116 you are also evil.

@rcengineer

3 жыл бұрын

@puppiesinspace do you understand that "socialist liberalism" is an oxymoron? Neoliberalism (the kind of liberalism seen in the US) is a capitalist ideology.

He will not spend all that one in his life time. This is insane. He's accomplished the peak of success there's no need for maltreatment of workers.

@sophon238

3 жыл бұрын

It's not for Bezos, it's for the shareholders

@TurntUp420

3 жыл бұрын

He could though. He’s spending billions of dollars to build a clock in Texas. Look it up.

@sophon238

3 жыл бұрын

@@TurntUp420 even if Bezos wanted to be compassionate he couldn't because he is contractually obligated to act in the fiscal interests of the shareholders

@iamtheonlywilly

3 жыл бұрын

@@TurntUp420 wow. I'm going to.

@WiseJefe

3 жыл бұрын

So all of you want a hand out from a self made billionaire? That's like seeing your friend climb to the top and make millions so now you feel like you're entitled to his money... Mistreatment of workers? Construction workers and so many others get "real" mistreatment and don't complain. They get paid well too but that's because those jobs require actual skills. What skills are required at Amazon?

Killer Mike is such a good communicator. He knows the issues and has the moral conscience to be on the right side of those issues.

@MaryJohanna

3 жыл бұрын

ikr, love him. Wish he would keep up the heat nationally!

@RogveAsset

3 жыл бұрын

It's almost as if he's trained himself in effective communication. A wordsmith if you will...

@shaman3069

3 жыл бұрын

"Just run em baby, please don't delay me"

I worked for Amazon. Everything Killer Mike is saying is true. Amazon can easily afford to pay $20 per hour and still make Billions in profits.

@gdiaz8827

3 жыл бұрын

The labor isnt worth $20 you havent even proven its below market rate.

@julianrandall3550

3 жыл бұрын

No company is going to pay more than they have to; they will always go for what's best for the bottom line.

@gdiaz8827

3 жыл бұрын

@X ennial according to his board it is

@josephbanks7226

3 жыл бұрын

Nope

@josekanucee1428

3 жыл бұрын

Skilled tradesman such as those educated in the technical sciences don't get paid $20.

This isn't a race thing guys, I worked for Amazon for a week, and I knew I couldn't keep that up. it's a full on mix of every race he's caring for here, he's not pulling a race card, he's throwing down a reality card.

It’s crazy that it was someone stating that no company will pay $20 an hour for that type of work. That’s it’s the main problem in America. G R E E D. Hourly Pay should be scaled with company profits.

@awashington7753

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed agreed 👏

@james12erby43

3 жыл бұрын

Eye totally AGREE

@Isaac-lo8mb

3 жыл бұрын

Or choose to work at a different job..... Nobody making anybody work at Amazon.

@dragonmagick2176

3 жыл бұрын

I have written members of Congress with this exact argument and nothing has happened yet. I will not stop.

@Isaac-lo8mb

3 жыл бұрын

If they did that price of good would not only go up with inflation but also due to employee salaries. Now you priced your goods out of the market and company fails due to lack of sales.

Wow, that's some serious speaking truth to power. Props to Killer Mike!

@kate7478

3 жыл бұрын

@Jack Neet The vote hasn’t been tallied yet.

@rashdaniel6693

3 жыл бұрын

This was rambling nonsense. You know you can just go on with your life as if Amazon doesn't exist. You don't need to buy their products, you don't need to work there, you don't even have to acknowledge they exist.

@conormcelroy1898

3 жыл бұрын

@@rashdaniel6693 dont need to work there? By definition working poor have no choice

@tijeraslack3

3 жыл бұрын

💯💯💯

@uttcftptid4481

3 жыл бұрын

@@rashdaniel6693 maybe *you* have that choice. But everywhere that Amazon decides to plop down a warehouse, most other employment opportunities seem to mysteriously disappear. You wouldn't know that, you probably don't live anywhere near one. Lucky you.

“Slavery was never abolished, it was only extended to include all the colors.” -Charles Bukowski

@lokithejokester599

3 жыл бұрын

Slavery has always included all colors.

@amyk3275

3 жыл бұрын

And minimum wage paid

@gavinmckee9211

3 жыл бұрын

@@lokithejokester599 Chuck knew that. He was just trying to get through.

@check25bid

3 жыл бұрын

Bullsh*t, slaves can't quit and are owned property. These people who complain can quit whenever they want or not apply for the job at all. No one is forcing them to work there.

@gavinmckee9211

3 жыл бұрын

@@check25bid owned by money, by capital, work for who you please and the masters owe you nothing

I never knew killer Mike was so deep ... props to him

@allinonethegreat

3 жыл бұрын

He’s always been this deep

@suthurnfaze1

3 жыл бұрын

You must haven't been paying attention Lol He been like this for yeeeears

@quez4286

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah pull up some of his footage,deep.

@trainedtowardsgoalst.t.g.8057

3 жыл бұрын

U late like this comment 🤣🤣🤷🏿‍♂️

@jovanreid6782

3 жыл бұрын

Then you ain't never heard RTJ.

They left the corpse of a man who died of a heart attack on the floor for twenty minutes.

@brittanyg9298

2 жыл бұрын

They fired the people who tried to help that man for not making rate

@brittanyg9298

2 жыл бұрын

They fired the people who tried to help that man for not making rate

@Joshuaprofits

2 жыл бұрын

@@brittanyg9298 wowwwww

What I love about Killer Mike is that he knows what he's saying. He's not just regurgitating what he already heard online like 90 percent of celebs.

@wurskind

3 жыл бұрын

I do that too

@quez4286

3 жыл бұрын

And politicians

@wurskind

3 жыл бұрын

And me

Killer Mike is one of the best public speakers that blends experience, emotion, and logic to help people understand injustice.

The first day I worked at Amazon, as far as my eyes could see, I was looking at aisles. I walked up and down three flights of stairs looking for items. I Quit on my lunch break.

@stephanlewis3356

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 WOW I heard about amazon

@james12erby43

3 жыл бұрын

Right 😆

@james12erby43

3 жыл бұрын

I use to work there to. And I hated it.

@SIJAWN

3 жыл бұрын

@@james12erby43 you're just a crybaby admit it

@thunderpooch

2 жыл бұрын

@@SIJAWN enjoy your hospital stay

Thank you for opening my eyes! I have never worked at Amazon but if this is how they treat the people who have helped Bezos become who is is today.. then I will NO LONGER be purchasing from amazon either.

@trainedtowardsgoalst.t.g.8057

3 жыл бұрын

Smart Choice Queen

@ap8riot931

3 жыл бұрын

What Mike is saying is absolutely true. What's worse is it's true at every single Amazon warehouse across the U.S. The rules are the same at every location. There are millions and millions of square feet of Amazon property in my town in just over 3 years.

@javierpalomino2508

2 жыл бұрын

My spouse worked there for a few months and when I showed her this she confirmed everything Mike was saying do we too are no longer ordering from Amazon.

@bradbartskill364

2 жыл бұрын

That is your choice. And people like me MORE than fill the void because I purchase from Amazon almost daily.

@themanwhoknewtoomuch6667

8 ай бұрын

Good to know you can sleep with that.@@bradbartskill364

I don't mind getting my package in 3 days instead of 2 if it means treating humans like humans.

@grettapaisley2077

3 жыл бұрын

NOW you sound reasonable

@artworksphotography4682

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!!❤👍

@bibiayube677

3 жыл бұрын

How about going to the store and purchase the item yourself like we used to it's laziness that got us in this mess

@michellej.462

3 жыл бұрын

@@bibiayube677 Say that again.

@fenkellboyz9460

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

I worked at Amazon a couple years back. I was in my early 20’s, and all I remember was how badly my feet hurt from walking every where. I got fired for not being fast enough. I remember thinking to myself, geez how can anyone be any faster? That was over a decade ago now. Happy to see people fight Amazon.

@jamesbarber1103

3 жыл бұрын

You signed up for it ....

@RichardTheGreat210

3 жыл бұрын

So your one of the reasons people get their packages late? Shame on you

@serene1275

3 жыл бұрын

Did you sued them?

@yinkentertainment4171

3 жыл бұрын

I know you're not lying because that's exactly how they operate.

@butwhole4186

3 жыл бұрын

That's how businesses work.

Lord knows I’ve gotten home so tired I took a nap in the car before getting out to go in the house!

@vw7402

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Everyday I would sit in my car after work for at least an hour sometimes more.

@tracykennedy7639

3 жыл бұрын

@@vw7402 it’s a blessing that we have that get up and go. This younger generation is pitiful.

@kingmontez7322

3 жыл бұрын

@@tracykennedy7639 you’re absolutely right. some countries have no jobs at all this is a blessing. be more grateful

@coolbreeze2773

3 жыл бұрын

Omg

@true4585

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!!!!!! Just tired.

You know the sad part is after hearing all this, people will still order from Amazon because it doesn't affect them. I knew that company was getting too big for itself.

@awashington7753

3 жыл бұрын

So true...or because not wanting to give up their convenience

@stealthblu84

3 жыл бұрын

Sadly, you're more than likely correct. 😐

@GovShtDwnChimps

3 жыл бұрын

Same people that'll keep wearing Nikes.

@marcoAKAjoe

3 жыл бұрын

@@GovShtDwnChimps I'll never buy from Nike again. Haven't bought anything from them in YEARS

@osakarocks4116

3 жыл бұрын

I will ALWAYS order from Amazon because the people who work there are very FORTUNATE to have the jobs they have. And IF they had any marketable skills and were capable of doing better ...they WOULD!

This speech is phenomenal. So, the problems are: 1. No air conditioning 2. No paid breaks during a shift 3. One minute late equates to one hour late in terms of pay 4. (Bonus) Pay is $16/hr and should be $20/hr I can get behind problems like those that are real and specific. He did a great job with this speech.

@coopercoop9371

3 жыл бұрын

So true

Mike has a gift. Give him a microphone and he drops fire every single time. Incredible man

@ynmonroe

3 жыл бұрын

Yes he does. One of my favorite speakers.

I have more respect for Killer Mike after watching this. He'll make a great pro black motivational speaker.

@missapril9889

3 жыл бұрын

He is... there's more of this on here. Search his name on here...he is amazing on speaking.

@stephanlewis3356

3 жыл бұрын

Good brother beloved brother

@tulsacaupain2882

3 жыл бұрын

He already is.

@TurntUp420

3 жыл бұрын

Nah he should of told people to stop ordering from Amazon. Not sign up for a union. You bitching about how much they pay and now you want the workers to take more money out of their checks to pay for a union that doesn’t do anything for employees? C’mon man.

@trishlingsolo

3 жыл бұрын

He is great for black people. And as a white person, listening to him motivates me to be better too.

Bezos doesn't care hes on his yacht having a drink.

@jamesjones-bi7yh

3 жыл бұрын

If you were rich where would you be?

@marcoAKAjoe

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@Paula-nt2uc

2 жыл бұрын

Nope, He on da moon . 😂

I’ve never ordered from Amazon. NEVER, not once. I know the face of evil when I see it.

Man. This guy is just so full of love. I wish more could show this sort of courage and heart for their fellow human being. So much respect for you Mike!

Thank God for Killer Mike. The sky is relatable, even though he has Cash He remind you of you or your neighbor. His intelligence level and ability to convey it in a way that's understandable to the General Public is amazing.

@hezekiawhite8207

3 жыл бұрын

And he is not reading from a teleprompter.

It’s easier for a camel to fit through the eye of a needle than it is for a rich man to enter heaven if that eases anybody’s mind

I concur with all of this. I worked for HR for Amazon and just quit yesterday. I empathized with the employees and felt their energy. They would not honor my doctor’s note from VA when I fainted due to exhaustion.

I know this would never happen, but in order to make Amazon feel it is if a lot of people stopped ordering from them for maybe a week. That would hit them in their pockets for sure!

@g4werkzgenesisparts556

3 жыл бұрын

People speak but yet behind closed doors they do what benefits them. And until it effects them they won’t speak up.

@1983bigfrank

3 жыл бұрын

It's the same thing I said about Rideshare driving for Uber and Lyft went through the same problems people talk a lot of s*** about the wanton and needs but the problem is with such a high turnover daily new workers being hired new people coming in and give two cares about what the future hold cuz they was only living for the moment nobody ever want to think about the future as if they not going to live tomorrow I'm right with it I will make sure my orders go in a week or so ahead of time

@pamelamelton7724

3 жыл бұрын

LET'S ALL SAY...IT.. STOP ..BUYING.. FROM.. AMAZON. . HE NEEDZ TO FEEL.. A BIG HIT ..IN HIS.. ACCOUNT. AND HIS POCKETS. .

@sarawhitmire7967

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t order anything from Amazon

@doomane

3 жыл бұрын

The "People" collectively dont know how much "Power" We possess

I still never understood it. I can just go to a store and get it NOW. Amazon can get it to me in 2 days but it’s basically them packaging already packed packages. We allowed this to become the norm.

@mr.washington1397

3 жыл бұрын

@Kdot Listen to the message K dot

@jeremyhilton6

3 жыл бұрын

Covid was created by #1 richest guy at the time (Bill Gates) to get everyone to order Amazon from home and make Besos #1. Is it not obvious?

@Einnor084

3 жыл бұрын

@@jeremyhilton6 Da elite, want rid of brick & mortar storez. We r moving n2 a Technocratic, Agenda 21/30, dystopian, New World Order future!

@demetriusmaston7754

3 жыл бұрын

@@mr.washington1397 lol yes

@FreeMTrider

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeremyhilton6 he was already on his way before covid. The guy was already a billionaire. This is a product of anti-union idiots who do not understand how the middle class was built. Bezos wasn't the first to create a huge corporation that killed small mom and pop businesses, but he has made it almost impossible for local business to compete.

I saw an accident on a dangerous steep hill yesterday involving an Amazon van flipped on its side. I could not shake the feeling that it was caused by the Amazon van working fast under pressure.

Its not about race. It's rich vs poor. But keeping the poor divided they keep control

@KP-zd3hc

3 жыл бұрын

A lot is to do with race... it’s not good to understate racism. But you’re right. Rich-poor disparity is so horribly understated.

@28Decimo

3 жыл бұрын

@@KP-zd3hc remember it’s the 1%. That number is the same for all of us. There is racism, but most, even in sociology, was identified as being created by the wealthy to keep control. The only reason racism is front an present so heavily is to ignore the rich on average making more than another 100 billion collectively while everyone else lost money. Especially with shutdowns.

@55skonge55

3 жыл бұрын

BINGO! group identity politics keeps the workers divided and weak.UNITE !

@chrischickering1959

3 жыл бұрын

They aren't making it about race. It simply is.

@joshp3779

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrischickering1959 Amazon does its workers like this all over not just this facility

I only worked 2 weeks and my body did not feel normal until 2 months later after I quit.

@pamelamelton7724

3 жыл бұрын

DANG! REALLY! ALL IT DOES..IS BREAK YOU DOWN.. I SEE AND HEAR. .ALOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAIN. .ABOUT ..HOW.. THEY WORK.. SO HARD.. IN THESE FACTORIES..ETC..NOT RIGHT. . I'M NOT WORKING HARD LIKE ..THAT ANYMORE.. NOT TO MAKE THEM ..MONEY.. THEY NEED TO ..DO THE JOB THEM.. DAM SELVES.

@tatialo37

3 жыл бұрын

My cousin quit after a week!!! He's on SSI now!!!

@pamelamelton7724

3 жыл бұрын

DAMMMM.

@sethhoward9300

3 жыл бұрын

Lol it’s a job! You chose to work that job!

@GrimSleepy

3 жыл бұрын

@@sethhoward9300 Unfortunately, in many areas the giant corporations choked out all the small businesses by undercutting, often times taking a loss just to ensure the competition suffocates and goes belly up.

My ex used to work at Amazon and she hurt her back and they ordered her to see a doctor from Amazon instead of her own doctor. But Amazon doctor told her she was okay to go back to work when she went to a personal doctor he said don't do it. They eventually worked out a way to fire her

@youngsnowdynamicgangpresen5970

3 жыл бұрын

Brazey

This is it right here. Used to work at Amazon and finally walked off the job. So refreshing to hear someone acknowledge that this is not purely a race issue, but rather a class issue. Thanks for this Mike!

@WiseJefe

3 жыл бұрын

Where do you work now?

@ragamuffin1605

3 жыл бұрын

@@WiseJefe Teaching at a local community college. It's incredible how many of my young students get trapped in the Amazon work cycle and never finish their education as a result.

This is ACCURATE. I am a current employee

@gabrielmiller2802

3 жыл бұрын

It's really like that ?

@missmee5211

3 жыл бұрын

So am I Last night we were just saying are they trying to make us drop dead:(.. it so hot in there for one😭

@jimmiewall1488

3 жыл бұрын

I hope things change for you....

@sylviajonline

3 жыл бұрын

I used to work there from Oct and just quit in March. The production quotas was insane! They were trying to fire me for not being fast enough even though I made rates during the Peak!

@kendrabrown6345

3 жыл бұрын

My prayers to you and your family

The difference between $1 billion and $100 billion is nothing, the difference between $7.50 per hour and $15 per hour is everything.

@uploadvidz4490

3 жыл бұрын

Boost your skills

I work for Amazon here in Cleveland. Mike, you're dead on brother. Unfortunately I made a lot of bad decisions when I was younger, and don't have too many options.. 😔💜

I got hurt on the job at a big warehouse we all know very well, and they're treating Me and my colleagues the exact same way. This was spot on how the rich treat us. Now I have 2 herniated disc and they're telling me to exercise it off. Spot on. We need change. I'm sharing this with people and spreading the likes

Never thought I'd say this, having become so cynical. This guy is my hero.

@kirkulate

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! Awesome speech.

@sheevpalpatine2128

3 жыл бұрын

So true I wasn't expecting this i almost feel like crying

@traviscutler9912

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@stacyfiske7903

3 жыл бұрын

have you ever watched nina turner speak? Killer mike is great, but to me, Nina Turner is... just... amazing. so profound and righteous. Let her lift your spirits about what's possible in this country...

@mE-zx7pt

3 жыл бұрын

@@stacyfiske7903 Yes, I have definitely listened to her speeches! Turner/Killer Mike 2024!

How can anybody that has a heart give this video thumbs down? It’s a reality that folks are being used in that manner!

@dreameryoung38

3 жыл бұрын

Friiendsof the man

@stephanlewis3356

3 жыл бұрын

Because he's an intelligent black man

@mikeb250

3 жыл бұрын

Bezos did

@thunderpooch

2 жыл бұрын

Because they don't have a heart

I love Killer Mike. He's doing God's work talking on the behalf of Amazon employees. Good Bless.

As long as there are people ordering on Amazon and them demanding their items to be delivered fast, Amazon ain't gonna stop sadly.

@kaifreeman294

3 жыл бұрын

It show's what this society has come too!!!!!!!!!

@marcoAKAjoe

3 жыл бұрын

@@kaifreeman294 Amazon needs to step it up & pay their employees better. Bcuz ordering fast delivery isn't going to stop anytime soon

This is why I will no longer shop at Amazon. It’s is horrifying how they treat their employees and I won’t spend a dollar there until they change the way they treat their employees.

@edwardglass1173

3 жыл бұрын

It’s difficult to compete with Amazon. The monster needs to be broken up into pieces. When you work for Goliath. You realize that David didn’t have a chance. We’re all just David’s to Amazon.

@SHAKE-S-PIERRE

3 жыл бұрын

U still have your iPhone?

@PhuckHue2

3 жыл бұрын

People who shop at Amazon are morons because they jacked up the prices and you can find same items cheaper at other places

@uploadvidz4490

3 жыл бұрын

@@PhuckHue2 search costs are real. Amazon is successful because it drastically reduces those.

@PhuckHue2

3 жыл бұрын

@@uploadvidz4490 Nope they raised prices. Bezos needs another 200 billion

He doesn't need a teleprompter or even skips a beat, He speaking from the HEART!! I would vote for you MIKE!!

Wow, thats some real talk. Bravo. I hope everyone hears this speech.

After those 12 hr shifts I would take them steel toe space boots off, and drive home in flip flops even if was 15 degrees outside! I was limping rolling soup cans under my feet. Soaking in epson salt and rubbing alcohol . Them warehouse destroy your body. Trust me I get why people don’t wanna go back to work!

@marcoAKAjoe

3 жыл бұрын

Brutal

Killer Mike-killed it. What an amazing , well articulated speech. The ‘union’ is the ONLY part of the US Constitution that’s never been amended and it’s for a good reason.. Get the union started, and maintained

I live and work for Amazon in Italy the same goes on here, it's great to see African Americans forming a labor union, if you win this will go global, keep fighting!!

@Papillon_2010

3 жыл бұрын

It isnt just african americans.

@introvertedcusp3364

3 жыл бұрын

It seems all we do is fight everyone’s injustices and alone and others like “keep fighting” if they give it to you all I know it will trickle down to us🤨 like join the fight

"I'm professionally known as Killer Mike."

@aarondukes5473

3 жыл бұрын

WHEN THAT STATEMENT IS SPOKEN ON ITS OWN, IT SOUNDS GANGSTER!!!

@marcoAKAjoe

3 жыл бұрын

LOL

Pay those people $30 an hour. That’s only cost of living. Amazon can afford it.

@AD-wg8ik

3 жыл бұрын

$30 with no skill or education? You’re ridiculous. That’s more than people make out of college

@_RobBanks

3 жыл бұрын

Where u come up with 30$/hr from?

@marcoAKAjoe

3 жыл бұрын

$30 is too much... $17 starting should suffice

@ivybrooks7963

2 жыл бұрын

@@AD-wg8ik you’re not making the point you think you are. If you’re out of college you should be making more than $30 an hour. Especially with the assumed student loan dept.

Thank you Killer Mike for being there for the people.

If everybody walks off the job at Amazon at the same time the company is over. Everybody is too scared to do it

I gave up Amazon a couple years back when I realized he don't pay taxes for real smdh

@marcoAKAjoe

3 жыл бұрын

So what? He creates jobs, constantly.

I have so much RESPECT and so much LOVE for this man and this cause. HONESTY always rises to the top.

Great speech! Power to the people!

Killer mike got my attention as an amazing lyricist and he now has my respect for speaking out on this

I can’t argue with you on this one Mike!

My Brother Killah Mike Killin it, so much respect for this good dude, god bless you brother!

This bloke is an extremely good speaker. Needs to do a tour to other factories in the same situation.

@KeiranBro

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@latrenitamcdonald1053

3 жыл бұрын

Ok y'all the term bloke is a slang term that means "man" 🤣 I had to look it up😉

@artworksphotography4682

3 жыл бұрын

@@latrenitamcdonald1053 In Australian language I might add!

@latrenitamcdonald1053

3 жыл бұрын

@@artworksphotography4682 actually this is what came up when I googled it : Bloke is a slang term for a common man in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. But since you said it, I do remember hearing someone say that with an Australian accent🤔

OMGawd, Killer Mike talked about King Mansa Musa. He used to take a caravan, a Pilgrimage to Mecca and literally hand out bricks of gold in exchange for a brick of salt. Africa did not have salt and people died in the jungle from dehydration because they could not hold water, salt was medicine. He was a mighty, powerful and good King. I took Ancient World History in college and I loved learning about Musa. I loved learning about India too. The first to invent indoor plumbing and their technology to make bricks that never wore out. The British literally stole those bricks from India. World Ancient History is such a fascinating class with a good professor. Mind blowing.

@supernovasupernova4289

3 жыл бұрын

Oh there are more mysteries than you can imagine. Tha whole human history is a secret kept from the masses. But disclosure is coming soon.

@jimmyo7224

3 жыл бұрын

😂 haha let talk about truth

@JohnDoe-nr7to

3 жыл бұрын

Africa didn't have salt? The entire continent is surrounded by ocean lol 😂

I worked at warehouses for 2 years and was just complaining about the fact that I want lore money. But did 3 month at Amazon and my feet were destroyed !! I mean...you come 1 min late, they take a whole hours of your paycheck time. Bro it’s freaking hottt! The thing is, when you know you are about to work for the richest man in the universe, you kinda expect some kinda privilege. Bro that place is the worst place to work! Now with the mask on, you can barely breath

@stephanlewis3356

3 жыл бұрын

Wow that's crazy

Thank you Mike. You are truly courageous.

I worked there for 4 months, said no more, Satan! Unfortunately, I understand a lot of people don't have my privilege. The crazy thing is it's not just in Alabama. I hear about these same conditions everywhere, in every single state. Amazon is corrupt everywhere. Best believe I won't ever order from them again, either.

@cherid9308

3 жыл бұрын

ME EITHER! PERIOD!!!

@ynmonroe

3 жыл бұрын

And in other countries. Amazon is insidious.

@JohnWick-hb3ft

3 жыл бұрын

Same here in the UK..

I support you from Ohio! You are fighting for so much more than just yourself. I will boycott Amazon with you! Keep fighting, the people appreciate you!

@righteousrico

3 жыл бұрын

Ditto Tomcat , I'm in Ohio too and will boycott Amazon and that greedy price Bezos!!!

@wes7949

3 жыл бұрын

Ohio stand up!

When I heard that people had to sign papers saying “they won’t discuss the work” I knew it was bad..

Mike always on point he doesn't just stand up and babble 💪🏽. Woman in New Jersey died right in Amazon parking lot,you think Bezos cared one bit.

@keycia927

3 жыл бұрын

Sad 😠😠😠

@jreavestheleader8255

3 жыл бұрын

Noooo why tho how did she die did they ever say?

@_RobBanks

3 жыл бұрын

People die everyday b

Killer Mike is such a talented communicator through his speeches and his music. I'm not afraid to say it. I love you man!

@kingshiitkelly74

3 жыл бұрын

Word bro

@stephanlewis3356

3 жыл бұрын

Good brother stand up Mike

@honeychick4ever

3 жыл бұрын

Killer Mike is a real one💯💯💯💯💯

Absolutely nothing but love and respect for Killer Mike 👏🏻💜👏🏻💜

@rollsroyce2627

3 жыл бұрын

True indeed

I worked at Amazon and someone literally had a heart attack on the floor. I and another coworker who saw it went to go help her and the managers got mad and told us we are not keeping up our time and to leave her alone and go back to work.

@reykim4623

3 жыл бұрын

Those weren't managers. They were.......DEVILS! I don't care What color they were!

Killer Mike amazes me this Brother can drop street knowledge to Brothers and sisters in the streets then turn around and SCHOOL ELITE.

I worked at the San Bernardino warehouse about 5 years ago picking orders from that moze. They literally had us running with a cart to fill orders 12 hr days. Definitely needed electric stock chasers. They also need to stock the same product in one location instead of thousands of different locations. Preach on brother!

@AnneRr0_0

3 жыл бұрын

OMG! I did too about 2 yesterday ago. Got let go because I got sick and did not want to accept my doctors excused off work notice. It was signed by disability and still let me go. I applied at other jobs for some reason only amazon was hiring hours I want now part time and that's wha has me staying there. It's at a sort, but injured my back there and AM Care closed my case and can't take care of this pain due to occurring at work and it happened last November. A doctor won't see me because it would have to be a worker's comp dr. I a savings money and planning on preparing a case that holds them responsible to pay for catering on my injury at Amazon.. I'm scared tho. I've heard so many stories of how Amazon finds way to not take responsibility on Amazon worker's injuries 😬.

@robertnicholls9917

3 жыл бұрын

@@AnneRr0_0 Jesus! This is so evil. The next step needs to be a collective strike against a couple of big companies. We need to put pressure on the SYSTEM that allows these companies to exploit human beings. All it would take are 3 sectors in society; airlines, warehouse work like Amazon/Walmart and the nurses union.

Preach it! The Oligarchs want us fighting with each other so we don't turn our righteous anger on them!

@Reaper-hg9td

3 жыл бұрын

Righteous anger?! You're sitting on KZread just like the rest of us. Righteous anger indeed.

@jimmiefatel774

3 жыл бұрын

@@Reaper-hg9td So fuken what!

@God.sDaughter

3 жыл бұрын

Dude, how do you change a system that’s set up as wherever someone demands change, then he or she is the problem and police folk to his/her home?

Mike is a man of character with a beautiful soul.

We need a Union in Colorado 😭

I worked at the Amazon in Cleveland Ohio and it is ridiculous idc how money good is I'm not about to die working in those conditions. God bless y'all. We have to stick together my beautiful black people.

@christinanelson

3 жыл бұрын

I was incredibly moved by his speech, as were a lot of people commenting here. He's making the argument that this is a problem that affects everyone and it will take everyone changing their habits to make a difference.

@kristentufts193

3 жыл бұрын

@@christinanelson we have to make a change. I stopped ordering from Amazon even stop supporting self checkouts in stores because I feel like that will take jobs.

@IffyEdem

3 жыл бұрын

@Cherry Blossom Happiness eh I’d rather go into law enforcement and EMS than Amazon.

@God.sDaughter

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t shop Amazon. That’s the only way to cure/curb their mishandling-of their workers.

@lildoug4

3 жыл бұрын

@Cherry Blossom Happiness they only start at $15 per hr I live in Cleveland and work there.

Killer Mike is right, it is basically slavery, keep spreading the truth my friend ✊

@Dan16673

3 жыл бұрын

Slaves could quit and get 15$hr?

@Dan16673

3 жыл бұрын

@fire lord so walmart is slightly less slavery ? I don't get you commies

@tomorrowhowever7488

3 жыл бұрын

@fire lord Please correct syntax errors before posting.

@cy4069

3 жыл бұрын

@@Dan16673 So what do you call a job with terrible working conditions, bad compensation for the labor you provide, and the fact that if you quit you might become impoverished or starve?

I totally support this, I will stop ordering from amazon.

KILLAKILL FROM DaVILLE AKA ADAMSVILLE A-TOWN HOMETOWN HERO!!! NEVER BIT HIS TONGUE, WELL RESPECTED BUSINESSMAN WILL ALWAYS GET MY VOTE.

Killer Mike needs to really run for office in ATL He’s not a Tap dancer for capitalism even though he has money he understands the working mans plight

@johnnygiles9009

3 жыл бұрын

I doubt he'd ever do it but that would be awesome

@davidanderson-22

3 жыл бұрын

HELLO SOMEBODY!

@bobshenix

3 жыл бұрын

His rhetoric and overall characterization of the class struggle also makes room for an understanding of the historic economic inequality of our time in a way that transcends race and allows for better political collaboration across racial lines. The 100% truth is that NOTHING substantive can or will ever change if members of America's working class doesn't learn to *cooperate w/ their fellow Americans in constructive ways on the issues that they agree and have a shared interest in working on----regardless of whatever other issues they may or may not disagree on.* Divide and conquer is real; it's a time-tested strategy and it works. In a wide variety of human civilizations Planet Earth has witnessed over the millennia, those at the top of their respective social hierarchies have always sought to employ this strategy as a means of protecting the power structure and insulating themselves from the threat posed by the so-called 99% (by virtue of their numerical advantage). Killer Mike is a real one, he understands this.

@Smeowtime

3 жыл бұрын

>shits on capitalism >owns an iPhone

@sashao.1534

3 жыл бұрын

@@Smeowtime we all participate in capitalism. It’s quite hard not no living in the states.

Every single time.....Killer Mike just moves me. He’s fantastic!

Heart go out to warehouse workers like my self. I’m 25 and young and I know there’s no long term advantage for the body in warehouse work so pray god make it right

I work at Amazon bad Environment they fire me because I wasn’t moving like rebot I ask them put in different position they said no and walked me out they want u move thousand pieces in minutes . Not a good place

So refreshing to see a celebrity who actually knows what they're talking about on issues, and is willing to fight for it, and others. Other people with large platforms need to take notes.

During the lock down my work shut down for awhile so I got a temp job until my job reopened. They placed me at Amazon warehouse. During orientation they explained how being a minute will cost you and only give you 2 ten minute breaks for a 10 hour shift. I raised my hand for further explanation and they actually said its for my benefit saying that I would be more tired it was 30...I got up handed my badge and said good day.

@cherid9308

3 жыл бұрын

AMEN!

@tijeraslack3

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!! 🙌🏾

@yagirlnee7415

3 жыл бұрын

I had no idea it was that bad at Amazon! A split 20 minute break for a 10 hour shift? How is that even legal?

@allinonethegreat

3 жыл бұрын

Wow I never knew this was going on

@tammyrollins5199

3 жыл бұрын

@@yagirlnee7415 It's not legal but somehow they and many other companies get away with it.

My grandfather who was a union man to the core said “ in 1970 I wouldn’t pick my hammer up for less than $20.00 an hour” These folks 41 years later aren’t making that. Sadly this is America.

If people would Boycott Amazon like I do, we wouldn’t have this problem.

@catguy4996

2 жыл бұрын

With you there. If people could actually buy from retail shops, or use some other site to order items online, Amazon wouldn't be so corrupted. Amazon needs to die.

He gave that history lesson soo powerful

I worked at Amazon warehouse for 2 days. It was horrible because it was 20 degrees outside and the warehouse wouldn’t even put proper heat in the warehouse. So I quit because it was freezing. I refuse to freeze for $15

@greggyl9282

3 жыл бұрын

Wowwwww for real I really wanted to work at amazone

@vw7402

3 жыл бұрын

@@greggyl9282 it is terrible! I hate it! but u might like it, some people do! So go for it!

@greggyl9282

3 жыл бұрын

I’m going to try

@Enta_Da_Sage

3 жыл бұрын

Good on you. Ain't worth it for 15 an hour. Hope you got something that treats you better ND pays you better!I get 18 an hour plus quarterly bonuses of 2-3k taking cookies out of jars, putting together bags of cookies for people, talking story for a few and then ringing them up. I love it. My feet are a little sore after 9 hours of standing up and moving around, but I'm not beat when I get home and have plenty of energy to hang out with my family.

@apc3036

3 жыл бұрын

Sick.

Yeah working for Amazon ain't no joke😳

@alexchavez3244

3 жыл бұрын

Fr it’s slavery so one died I heard and many have health problems.

@BossC614Yungin

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexchavez3244 I can't count how many times I've seen the ambulance take somebody out on a stretcher and they wanted us to keep quiet about it smh

Me too. Thanks for the information.

He’s spot on! Worked as an executive all over the world and Amazon is the worst environment I’ve ever seen. (Including China)

@zannahmartell9813

3 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@larryross1819

3 жыл бұрын

Joe Biden, after issuing a series of executive orders designed to cause destabilization, tens of thousands of migrants are pouring in, and thousands of kids are in cages. The Biden's are claiming it's no crisis, just seasonal movements. The migrants wearing Biden t-shirts know different. The coyotes enticing illegal migration in exchange for millions in smuggling 'fees' know different. And the President of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador knows different too, stating that feeble Joe Biden is the one who caused the border crisis. Facts are facts, and the interested parties know. That's why the Biden administration is trying to muzzle the press, block photos, and keep inconvenient congressional members away. They know, too. They can read the polls. But incredibly, it's going to get worse, more migrants are on their way, and the forecast is for tens of thousands of illegal aliens to come to the USA. Every person that voted for Joe Biden should take in a family of illegal aliens, house them, feed them, provide their medical care and pay for their private education.

@warriorjennings5115

3 жыл бұрын

@@larryross1819 tell the WHOLE truth them Larry! 🙏🏾💪🏾

I'm gonna join that train too my brother. Please keep us in the know through Black Media. I will urge others to join this fight as well.

@TheBikepackingNomad

3 жыл бұрын

the working class in this country need to come together. us vs them has nothing to do with skin color, it is about ECONOMIC STATUS, not color. time to ditch their system.

This is powerful!! Preach brother!!

Those circumstances are exactly why I never feel sorry when I here about those warehouse managers , getting shot at work, you know they were harassing someone.