The Militarization of Employment Relations: Racialized Surveillance and Worker Control in Amazon Fulfillment Centers
Through a socio-structural analysis, we examine contemporary forms of labor control faced by Black warehouse workers in the southern United States. Grounding our research in critical industrial relations theory and centering our analysis in the counter-narratives of Black workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, we examine the impact of intensified military-style tactics in the modern workplace, contextualized by historical and regional legacies of racialized labor exploitation, policing, and bodily control.
Authors
- Andrés Bustamante (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4843-2382)
- Salil R. Sapre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7193-276X)
- Tamara L. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4516-1858)
- Sanjay Pinto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3508-5943)
- Maite Tapia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0180-9891)
- Carla Lima Aranzaes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3027-9933)
- Spencer Shimek
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Roosevelt Institute (US)
- University of Illinois Chicago (US)
- Economic Research Institute (BG)
- Michigan State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Work and Occupations
- Published
- 2024-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/07308884241292733
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Digital Economy and Work Transformation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 10.19
Funders
- Scuola Normale Superiore
- University of Manchester
- KU Leuven