Amazon and Walmart have raked in billions in additional profits during the pandemic, and shared almost none of it with their workers
Posted on AllSides December 28th, 2020
From The Center
The COVID-19 pandemic has generated record profits for America’s biggest companies, as well as immense wealth for their founders and largest shareholders—but next to nothing for workers. In a report published last month, we found that many of America’s top retail and grocery companies have raked in billions during the pandemic but shared little of that windfall with their frontline workers, who risk their lives each day for wages that are often so low they can’t support a family.