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The Wisconsin Democrat cited oft-reported stories of Amazon workers urinating in bottles

Amazon kicked off the holiday weekend by   backtracking slightly   on a social media offensive that unfolded in the waning days of a historic unionization vote. The earlier comments reportedly arrived as   Jeff Bezos was pushing   for a more aggressive strategy. Along with taking on Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, the Amazon News Twitter account went toe to toe with Congressman, Mark Pocan. The Wisconsin Democrat cited oft-reported stories of Amazon workers urinating in bottles in reaction to comments from Consumer CEO, Dave Clark. “You don’t really believe the peeing in bottles thing, do you?” the account asked. “If that were true, nobody would work for us. The truth is that we have over a million incredible employees around the world who are proud of what they do, and have great wages and health care from day one.” The Congressman’s initial response was pithy and to the point: “[Y]es, I do believe your workers. You don't?” Subsequent reports have served to cement th