Amazon worker dies of coronavirus in New York
4 years, 10 months ago

Amazon worker dies of coronavirus in New York

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A spokesperson said on Wednesday that it was in the process of informing workers at the warehouse on Staten Island, New York, and has been in touch with the employee’s family. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of an associate at our site in Staten Island, NY,” said Amazon spokesperson Rachael Lighty in a statement to The Independent. “His family and loved ones are in our thoughts, and we are supporting his fellow colleagues.” The death is the third known fatality from the coronavirus among Amazon workers during the course of the US Covid-19 pandemic, after two deaths at separate Amazon warehouses in California in March and April. The office of the New York attorney general, Letitia James, sent a letter to Amazon in April warning that its provisions at the site were “inadequate”, reported NPR.

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‘It’s war.’ Tensions remain high at first Amazon warehouse in US to unionize
2 years, 9 months ago

‘It’s war.’ Tensions remain high at first Amazon warehouse in US to unionize

CNN  

CNN Business — In the two months since workers at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, New York, voted to form the company’s first US labor union, the organizers have been on a victory lap. “Amazon is not willing to recognize having a union,” said Kate Bronfenbrenner, the director of Labor Education Research Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor …

Amazon workers at NYC warehouse vote to unionize
2 years, 11 months ago

Amazon workers at NYC warehouse vote to unionize

Al Jazeera  

Amazon.com Inc. workers at a New York warehouse voted to join an upstart labor union, a historic victory that gives organized labor its first foothold in the company’s U.S. operations. It takes one of the biggest, and says you can organize anyone.” Chris Smalls, the leader of the New York effort and a former worker at the Staten Island facility, …

Two Amazon workers denied sick leave die within hours of each other, co-workers claim
3 years, 2 months ago

Two Amazon workers denied sick leave die within hours of each other, co-workers claim

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two Amazon workers reportedly …

Amazon warehouse workers in New York City refile union petition
3 years, 3 months ago

Amazon warehouse workers in New York City refile union petition

Al Jazeera  

The US National Labor Relations Board said the worker group filed the necessary paperwork Wednesday; it will review the union cards over the coming days. Amazon.com Inc. workers seeking to unionize four facilities in New York City said they now have enough signatures to call for a vote. A spokeswoman for the U.S. National Labor Relations Board said the worker …

‘No way in hell I am relying on Amazon’: Phone ban has employees worried after six die in warehouse cave-in
3 years, 3 months ago

‘No way in hell I am relying on Amazon’: Phone ban has employees worried after six die in warehouse cave-in

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “If they institute the no cell phone policy, …

Amazon warehouse workers in New York file for a union vote
3 years, 5 months ago

Amazon warehouse workers in New York file for a union vote

NPR  

Amazon warehouse workers in New York file for a union vote Enlarge this image toggle caption Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images Amazon warehouse workers in New York have taken their first formal step toward unionization on Monday. Organizers from Amazon's Staten Island facilities say they've collected some 2,000 signatures from warehouse workers who say they …

4 vaccinated front-line workers cope with pandemic’s toll
3 years, 6 months ago

4 vaccinated front-line workers cope with pandemic’s toll

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The early months of the coronavirus pandemic shined a spotlight on essential workers. “I’m know for a fact that I’m not going to make him it get it if doesn’t want to,” Brown said. “But I feel like it’s best.” THE SUBWAY DRIVER Transit workers in New York City became eligible for the vaccine in January, but …

Amazon pushes back return to office to January due to COVID
3 years, 7 months ago

Amazon pushes back return to office to January due to COVID

The Hindu  

Amazon has pushed back its return-to-office date for tech and corporate workers until January as COVID-19 cases surge nationally due to the more contagious delta variant. The surge of the delta variant of the coronavirus has upended many companies’ plans to bring office workers back this fall, a drive already complicated by efforts to accommodate widespread employee preference for flexible …

Amazon pushes back return to office to January due to COVID
3 years, 7 months ago

Amazon pushes back return to office to January due to COVID

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — Amazon has pushed back its return-to-office date for tech and corporate workers until January as COVID-19 cases surge nationally due to the more contagious delta variant. The surge of the delta variant of the coronavirus has upended many companies’ plans to bring office workers back this fall, a drive already complicated by efforts to accommodate widespread employee preference …

Amazon to end testing for COVID-19 at warehouses this month
3 years, 8 months ago

Amazon to end testing for COVID-19 at warehouses this month

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Amazon will stop testing workers …

Amazon to bring workers back to offices by fall
3 years, 11 months ago

Amazon to bring workers back to offices by fall

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The company had previously given its return-to-office date as …

After Months of Work From Home, Amazon to Bring Employees Back to Offices Soon
3 years, 11 months ago

After Months of Work From Home, Amazon to Bring Employees Back to Offices Soon

News 18  

Amazon plans to have its employees return to the office by fall as the tech giant transitions away from the remote work it implemented for many workers due to the coronavirus pandemic. The company had previously given its return-to-office date as June 30, but questions remained as to whether the company would allow some of its 60,000 Seattle-area office employees …

NY sues Amazon, saying it didn’t protect workers from virus
4 years, 1 month ago

NY sues Amazon, saying it didn’t protect workers from virus

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The New York attorney general is suing Amazon over COVID-19 safety protocols, accusing the company of being more concerned with making money than protecting its workers from getting sick. “While Amazon and its CEO made billions during this crisis, hardworking employees were forced to endure unsafe conditions,” said New York Attorney General Letitia James, who filed the …

Amazon offers assist with US COVID-19 vaccine distribution
4 years, 2 months ago

Amazon offers assist with US COVID-19 vaccine distribution

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Amazon is offering its colossal …

Amazon workers say Prime Day rush breaks pandemic safety vows
4 years, 5 months ago

Amazon workers say Prime Day rush breaks pandemic safety vows

LA Times  

Amazon warehouse workers allege in a court filing that in the run-up to Prime Day, the company has been hassling employees about productivity and warning that slowness could get them terminated. “Amazon has not been honest and forthcoming,” employees at a warehouse in Staten Island, N.Y., told the judge handling their lawsuit, which alleges that the company’s “oppressive and dangerous” …

Amazon reveals 19,8000 employees have tested positive for COVID-19
4 years, 5 months ago

Amazon reveals 19,8000 employees have tested positive for COVID-19

Daily Mail  

Nearly 20,000 Amazon employees have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic in March, the company has revealed. Amazon said 19,816 of its 1.37million workers, have contracted the virus - a rate of 1.4 per cent. Amazon on Thursday revealed 19,816 of its employees have tested positive since March The company analyzed data on 1.37million workers at …

Amazon says nearly 20,000 of its workers have had coronavirus
4 years, 5 months ago

Amazon says nearly 20,000 of its workers have had coronavirus

LA Times  

Amazon was facing pressure from labor groups and its own workers to divulge its COVID-19 numbers. Amazon says that nearly 20,000 of its frontline U.S. workers have tested positive or been presumed positive for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. “This is not an arena where companies should compete — this is an arena where companies should help one another.” The …

Amazon said nearly 20,000 employees have tested positive or been presumed positive for COVID-19
4 years, 5 months ago

Amazon said nearly 20,000 employees have tested positive or been presumed positive for COVID-19

CNN  

CNN Business — Amazon said Thursday that 19,816 of its front-line US employees at Amazon and Whole Foods have tested positive or been presumed positive for the coronavirus, shedding light for the first time on how its workforce has been impacted by Covid-19. In a blog post, the company said it did a “thorough analysis of data on all 1,372,000 …

California probes whether Amazon does enough to protect workers
4 years, 7 months ago

California probes whether Amazon does enough to protect workers

Al Jazeera  

California’s attorney general and state and local agencies are investigating whether Amazon.com Inc has taken adequate steps to protect its workers from the coronavirus pandemic, according to a court filing on Monday. Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s office, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health and the San Francisco Department of Public Health “have all opened investigations into Amazon’s practices” around …

An internal Amazon memo shows how closely it’s tracking coronavirus data at warehouses
4 years, 8 months ago

An internal Amazon memo shows how closely it’s tracking coronavirus data at warehouses

CNN  

CNN Business — For months, Amazon has refused to reveal data on the number of coronavirus cases inside its warehouses by claiming the data itself “isn’t particularly useful,” frustrating workers and critics hoping for a clearer picture of infections within what have become critical hubs for home supplies. “Over the months of Covid-19, thousands of employees and partners have worked …

Amazon workers sue over covid-19 brought home from warehouse
4 years, 9 months ago

Amazon workers sue over covid-19 brought home from warehouse

Live Mint  

A group of Amazon.com Inc. warehouse employees sued the online retail giant, claiming its working conditions put not only them at risk of contracting the coronavirus but also their family members, including one who died. Barbara Chandler, one of three workers who filed a lawsuit Wednesday in New York, claims she contracted the virus in March at Amazon’s Staten Island …

Amazon warehouse workers are suing the company for endangering their families
4 years, 9 months ago

Amazon warehouse workers are suing the company for endangering their families

CNN  

CNN Business — A new lawsuit targeting Amazon claims that a lack of Covid-19 protections at its Staten Island facility has not only put workers at risk, but also their families. The complaint, filed Wednesday by three Amazon workers at its JFK8 warehouse, alleges the company has erected a “a façade of compliance” to meet public health guidelines while simultaneously …

Amazon insists sharing data on coronavirus cases in its warehouses isn’t useful
4 years, 10 months ago

Amazon insists sharing data on coronavirus cases in its warehouses isn’t useful

CNN  

CNN — Amazon is famed for its data-driven approach to management and decision-making. But when it comes to the total number of coronavirus cases in its warehouses, Amazon’s view is, as one executive recently put it, that information isn’t “particularly useful.” For weeks, the company has frustrated workers and critics by declining to provide information about the total number of …

Amazon unit’s VP resigns to protest firings of coronavirus ‘whistleblowers’
4 years, 10 months ago

Amazon unit’s VP resigns to protest firings of coronavirus ‘whistleblowers’

LA Times  

People outside an Amazon warehouse in New York’s Staten Island borough on May 1 protest the company’s handling of workers’ coronavirus concerns. Tim Bray, who worked at Amazon Web Services, said Monday that he had stepped down from his role as vice president and distinguished engineer after having “escalated through the proper channels and by the book.” “I quit in …

At least 30 Amazon workers from the same warehouse 'are struck down with COVID-19'
4 years, 11 months ago

At least 30 Amazon workers from the same warehouse 'are struck down with COVID-19'

Daily Mail  

At least 30 Amazon workers from the same New Jersey warehouse are said to have been struck down with COVID-19, in the largest known outbreak for retail giant. At least 30 Amazon workers from the same New Jersey warehouse have reportedly been struck down with COVID-19 in the largest known outbreak for retail giant Amazon has seen a surge in …

Amazon Workers Stage New Protests Over Warehouse Coronavirus Safety
4 years, 11 months ago

Amazon Workers Stage New Protests Over Warehouse Coronavirus Safety

NPR  

Amazon Workers Stage New Protests Over Warehouse Coronavirus Safety Enlarge this image toggle caption Bebeto Matthews/AP Bebeto Matthews/AP Amazon warehouse workers are staging a nationwide protest against the company, an action that could be the largest yet targeting Amazon's response to the coronavirus pandemic. Sponsor Message Tuesday's protest is the latest wave of action by Amazon warehouse workers, some of …

Facing scrutiny over safety, Amazon fires two more employees
4 years, 11 months ago

Facing scrutiny over safety, Amazon fires two more employees

Al Jazeera  

The e-commerce giant was urged to improve working conditions after cases of COVID-19 were reported at some facilities. Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday that it terminated two employees, who criticised the working conditions at the e-commerce giant’s warehouses in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, for “repeatedly violating internal policies”. The Seattle-based firm has been facing public scrutiny over safety …

Amazon shopping during the coronavirus pandemic: How to be a more ethical consumer
4 years, 11 months ago

Amazon shopping during the coronavirus pandemic: How to be a more ethical consumer

CNN  

CNN Business — Households across the country are facing a stark moral dilemma on a weekly, if not daily, basis: go out during the pandemic to shop for groceries and supplies but risk your own health, or order those same items online and risk the health of the people who pack and deliver them to you. “To date, we’ve made …

Coronavirus toll in New York City exposes wider inequalities
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus toll in New York City exposes wider inequalities

Al Jazeera  

Under normal circumstances, low-income residents of New York City face heightened risks of economic dislocation, adverse health outcomes and workplace dangers. “People who have been underpaid for decades are now being called ‘essential’ employees,” Zach Lerner, the senior labour organising director at New York Communities for Change, told Al Jazeera, adding that they face an impossible plight of “having to …

Amazon says it’s taking coronavirus seriously. Workers say the company is endangering their health
4 years, 11 months ago

Amazon says it’s taking coronavirus seriously. Workers say the company is endangering their health

CNN  

CNN Business — Amid mounting criticism of its pandemic response, Amazon on Thursday said it is rapidly expanding temperature checks for its employees and that it has nearly completed its hiring spree of 100,000 additional workers at its distribution centers. The company previously told CNN Business that it is piloting the temperature checks in “in select sites in New York …

'Immoral and inhumane': New York to probe Amazon after it sacked warehouse worker who led strike
4 years, 11 months ago

'Immoral and inhumane': New York to probe Amazon after it sacked warehouse worker who led strike

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy New York’s Attorney General could bring legal action against Amazon …

Amazon faces probe over firing of warehouse worker in New York
4 years, 11 months ago

Amazon faces probe over firing of warehouse worker in New York

Al Jazeera  

Over a dozen workers at the Amazon.com warehouse in New York walked off the job after reports of COVID-19 among staff. On Monday, 15 workers at the Amazon.com warehouse in Staten Island, New York, walked off the job following reports of COVID-19 cases among the facility’s staff. New York’s attorney general has also said that her office was “considering all …

Amazon workers see coronavirus pandemic as path to better pay, benefits
4 years, 11 months ago

Amazon workers see coronavirus pandemic as path to better pay, benefits

Live Mint  

Amazon.com Inc., Instacart Inc. and other companies providing food, medicine and other essentials are about to find out whether the pandemic can accomplish what organized labor has struggled to do: give employees and contractors the leverage to extract better working conditions. In the meantime, “I think they’ll respond by changing policies, in part to avoid unionization.” In an emailed statement, …

Coronavirus | Amazon, Instacart workers protest over safety
4 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus | Amazon, Instacart workers protest over safety

The Hindu  

Amazon warehouse employees and Instacart delivery shoppers joined protests Monday to press safety demands, highlighting the risks for workers on the front lines of supplying Americans largely sheltering at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile a group calling itself the Gig Workers Collective said it was maintaining its call for Instacart’s independent contractors to strike despite new safety measures …

Video Shows Amazon Workers Packed Into Cafeteria Less Than 2 Weeks Ago
4 years, 11 months ago

Video Shows Amazon Workers Packed Into Cafeteria Less Than 2 Weeks Ago

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Less than two weeks ago, workers at an Amazon warehouse in New York City were packed together in the company’s cafeteria as the coronavirus epidemic intensified, videos obtained by HuffPost reveal. One video, taken on March 18, shows workers sitting together at tables crowded in close, even though the company had sent a text to employees two …

Amazon Workers Plan Walkout After Staten Island Warehouse Reports COVID-19 Case
4 years, 11 months ago

Amazon Workers Plan Walkout After Staten Island Warehouse Reports COVID-19 Case

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Dozens, if not hundreds, of Amazon employees at the e-commerce giant’s warehouse in New York City’s Staten Island plan to walk off the job on Monday — and have vowed to remain on strike until the company shuts down the facility and sanitizes it following the positive coronavirus diagnosis of at least one worker there last week. …

Amazon Workers Face High Risks and Few Options
55 years, 2 months ago

Amazon Workers Face High Risks and Few Options

Wired  

Jana Jumpp has been working at an Amazon fulfillment center in Jeffersonville, Indiana, for over four years. “Amazon’s reaction to the coronavirus has left me shocked, scared, and disgusted,” Jumpp said on a call with reporters Wednesday. Jumpp says the company hasn’t provided enough supplies like hand sanitizer at her facility, and that its current leave policy won’t be enough …

Amazon Official Says Company Is Taking 'Every Precaution' After Workers Test Positive
4 years, 11 months ago

Amazon Official Says Company Is Taking 'Every Precaution' After Workers Test Positive

NPR  

Amazon Official Says Company Is Taking 'Every Precaution' After Workers Test Positive As Americans stock up on — and often clear out — grocery staples and other household items, Amazon is taking on a growing role during the coronavirus outbreak. At the same time, Amazon is trying to keep its nearly 800,000 employees worldwide — the bulk of whom work …

Amazon Closes Kentucky Warehouse After Workers Test Positive
4 years, 11 months ago

Amazon Closes Kentucky Warehouse After Workers Test Positive

NPR  

Amazon Closes Kentucky Warehouse After Workers Test Positive Enlarge this image toggle caption Bryan Woolston/Reuters Bryan Woolston/Reuters Amazon has closed a warehouse in Shepherdsville, Ky., until April 1, after several workers there tested positive for the coronavirus — the first prolonged closure of a facility confirmed by the company. The company has also highlighted its stepped-up "frequency and intensity of …

Amazon warehouses are getting hit with coronavirus cases
5 years ago

Amazon warehouses are getting hit with coronavirus cases

CNN  

CNN Business — Amazon warehouses are facing a growing tide of coronavirus cases with at least 11facilities hit so far, according to Amazon and local media reports. One person who works in Amazon’s Staten Island, New York, fulfillment center tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the online retail giant told CNN Business late Tuesday. One worker at the Staten Island …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Amazon, Bill Gates join hands to deliver test kits as Covid-19 pandemic cases soar in the US
5 years ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Amazon, Bill Gates join hands to deliver test kits as Covid-19 pandemic cases soar in the US

Firstpost  

The coronavirus pandemic has hit the US hard with over 45,000 cases and over 500 deaths registered. Amazon is teaming up with a Bill Gates-funded research programme to pick up and deliver coronavirus test kits in Seattle amid the ongoing global pandemic. The e-commerce giant has said that a group of medical, public health and research organisations, collectively called The …

Amazon teams up with Bill Gates-backed group to deliver coronavirus test kits
5 years ago

Amazon teams up with Bill Gates-backed group to deliver coronavirus test kits

Live Mint  

Amazon.com Inc is teaming up with a research program funded by Bill Gates to pick up and deliver coronavirus test kits in Seattle, the e-commerce giant said on Monday. The Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network, a group of medical, public health and research organizations, is collecting nasal swabs from a sample of people across King County and Seattle to learn how …

Workers In 8 Amazon Warehouses Test Positive For Coronavirus
5 years ago

Workers In 8 Amazon Warehouses Test Positive For Coronavirus

NPR  

Workers In 8 Amazon Warehouses Test Positive For Coronavirus Enlarge this image toggle caption Johannes Eiselle/AFP via Getty Images Johannes Eiselle/AFP via Getty Images Updated at 11:35 p.m. ET Workers in at least eight Amazon warehouses across the country have tested positive for the coronavirus, just as the e-commerce giant ramps up hiring to meet surging online sales. In recent …

Amazon warehouse workers fear catching coronavirus just to get you your packages
5 years ago

Amazon warehouse workers fear catching coronavirus just to get you your packages

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Amazon has become a lifeline for many people desperate to buy household essentials without stepping out of their homes amid the coronavirus outbreak, but some Amazon warehouse workers are plagued by anxiety that their jobs could put their lives, or the lives of their families, at risk. While Amazon has taken a number of steps …

Amazon shutters NYC warehouse after worker catches coronavirus
5 years ago

Amazon shutters NYC warehouse after worker catches coronavirus

Al Jazeera  

News raises speculation that Amazon may close additional warehouses should more cases of the virus arise among staff. Amazon on Thursday said it was closing a small New York City warehouse temporarily after one of its associates tested positive for the coronavirus, a move that highlights the operational risk it faces as the disease spreads. “We continue to serve customers …

‘An atmosphere of fear’: Amazon warehouse workers demand better conditions and shorter hours amid coronavirus
5 years ago

‘An atmosphere of fear’: Amazon warehouse workers demand better conditions and shorter hours amid coronavirus

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Warehouse workers in Spain and Italy have tested …

Amazon to hire 1 lakh workers to keep up with surge in orders amid coronavirus shutdowns
5 years ago

Amazon to hire 1 lakh workers to keep up with surge in orders amid coronavirus shutdowns

India TV News  

Amazon said Monday that it needs to hire 100,000 people across the U.S. to keep up with a crush of orders as the coronavirus spreads and keeps more people at home, shopping online. “We are seeing a significant increase in demand, which means our labor needs are unprecedented for this time of year,” said Dave Clark, who oversees Amazon’s warehouse …

Amazon To Hire 100,000 Workers To Meet 'Surge In Demand'
5 years ago

Amazon To Hire 100,000 Workers To Meet 'Surge In Demand'

NPR  

Amazon To Hire 100,000 Workers To Meet 'Surge In Demand' Enlarge this image toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Scott Olson/Getty Images Amazon says it plans to hire 100,000 new workers for warehouses and delivery service in the U.S. as more people turn to online shopping for supplies as they're isolated at home during the coronavirus outbreak. Those positions include both …

Amazon asks staff in Seattle work to from home after employee contracts coronavirus
5 years ago

Amazon asks staff in Seattle work to from home after employee contracts coronavirus

CNN  

Atlanta CNN Business — Amazon, Facebook, Google and Microsoft are all encouraging employees in the Seattle area to work from home due to concerns about the novel coronavirus as the outbreak in Washington grows. “We are recommending that employees in Seattle Bellevue who are able to work from home do so through the end of the month,” an Amazon spokesperson …

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