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You know you're in trouble when the headline reads: "Amazon Worse Than Walmart." Amazon is known for its worldwide distribution network of just about everything. But increasingly, it's also become known for its ruthless treatment of workers and some of the worst working conditions anywhere.

More than 1 million people demanded better working conditions in the United States financial industry in the streets and through social media on Tuesday. CWA partnered with UNI Finance and the Committee for Better Banks for the global day of action that culminated with an international delegation of workers protesting in front of Citibank's headquarters on Wall Street to denounce the inequalities and injustices faced by America's bank workers.

On Monday, Dec. 16, CWAers and other union activists will rally outside Amazon's worldwide headquarters in Seattle to show their solidarity with Amazon workers in Germany who are holding a rolling strike.

At a news conference tomorrow in Bonn, Germany, ver.di, the union representing workers at Deutsche Telekom in Germany, CWA and UNI Global Union, will spotlight Deutsche Telekom's policy of allowing its subsidiaries outside Germany to intimidate and harass workers.

In a piece in The Huffington Post, CWA President Larry Cohen reflected on the beginning of International Human Rights Day.