05-10-2018 14:04 via ocregister.com

Amazon’s $15 an hour a win? Not so, some veteran workers say

By Joseph Pisani, The Associated Press
Amazon’s announcement that it would raise its hourly minimum wage to $15 has been seen as a win for workers. But some longtime employees say they are losing out.
Those who already made $15 will get an extra dollar an hour when the change is made next month, but they will also lose two benefits they relied on: monthly bonuses that could top hundreds of dollars and a chance to own Amazon’s sky-rocketing stock, currently worth nearly $2,000 a share
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