Amazon goes on the attack through Twitter ahead of union count

Sign at Amazon’s Bessemer fulfillment center.Amazon is hitting back at critics just days before votes will be counted at its Bessemer fulfillment center in a potentially historic union vote. And the online giant is using Twitter to convey its message. Through its Amazon News account, the company struck over the weekend at Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), replying to a tweet accusing the company of exploiting tax law. What followed was a back and forth over tax law and allegations of Amazon’s union busting tactics. Amazon’s response echoes earlier statements made by the company, touting its own $15 an hour minimum wage and accusing Democratic lawmakers of abandoning blue collar workers. Here is full coverage of the Alabama Amazon unionization effortVox is reporting that the tweets may be have been prompted after Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos expressed dissatisfaction in recent weeks that company officials weren’t more aggressive in pushing back against criticism.It should be pointed out that Amazon did go two straight years of paying no U.S. federal income taxes, in 2017 and 2018. That was due to carryforward losses from its unprofitable years, tax credits for investments in research and development, and the fact that it pays people in stock…
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