https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/mb8yyv/amazon-prime-day-is-exploited-by-unions-critics > Amazon said in an email statement to Motherboard that Prime Day is exploited by “unions” and “critics” as an opportunity to spread “awareness for their cause.” > The statement was in response to Amazon customers’ announcements that they would be boycotting Prime Day to show solidarity with warehouse workers staging a walkout in Minnesota, and to oppose the company’s $15 minimum wage, working conditions in warehouses, and working conditions abroad for Amazon products like Kindles.