Tag: Awood Center

Ilhan Omar Walks Out With Amazon Employees at Shakopee Facility

Anthony Gockowski

An activist organization born out of the alleged unfair working conditions imposed by Amazon held a “massive” protest at the company’s Shakopee center Friday, and Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) was in attendance. As The Minnesota Sun reported last week, a non-profit called the Awood Center is seeking to build “East…

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Amazon’s Somali Employees Planning ‘Massive’ Protest at Minnesota Facility Before Christmas

Anthony Gockowski

A group of Somali-Americans are planning a “massive” protest at Minnesota’s Amazon facility after the corporation agreed to meet with organizers of the protest, but came up short on complying with their demands. A non-profit called the Awood Center, which seeks to build “East African worker power,” first started organizing…

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