The Concerning Matter of Warehouse Wage Slaves
Mother Jones was a prominent labor and community organizer of the nineteenth century.
She singlehandedly orchestrated legendary labor strikes and spread an opposition
movement towards the utilization of child labor. Jones also founded the Industrial Workers
of the World with the help of Eugene V. Debs, Thomas Hagerty, and a few others. This
organization reached lengths in promoting the ideal that the world’s workers must gather
as one, working harmoniously as they seize the means of production and put an end to the
wage system as we know it. Mother Jones Publication was founded by a board of editors
with Mother’s ideals in mind. The Magazine features investigative and breaking news
regarding politics, environmental conservation and distribution, human rights, and culture.
Consequently, it comes without surprise that the article “I was a Warehouse Wage Slave” is
featured on their site. The article includes the experience of its author working temporary
as a stocking agent in an online supplier warehouse.
The article discusses the values of businesses; how online retailers tend to value money
over the working conditions of their workers. In this particular case, it is mentioned how
these online suppliers hire colossal numbers of temp workers. Because of this disposition,
the workers have no rights and no freedoms. When the workers run into complications
such as needing health coverage, the company is allowed to take absolutely no ownership
for its actions. The company positions things in a way where they have full control and
minimal responsibility. In addition, there is no compassion, no relationships, and
