Amazon workers will lead their third warehouse strike today.
— the national grocery store chain owned by Amazon — are set to participate in a “mass sick out,” calling on management to provide guaranteed paid leave to all employees in self-quarantine, reinstate health coverage for part-time and seasonal workers, and shut down any location where a worker tests positive for COVID-19, among other demands.for coronavirus.
“All employers need to prioritize the health and safety of their workforce at this time,” Stuart Appelbaum, president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, said in a statement. “Unfortunately, Amazon appears to be maximizing its enormous profits even over its employees’ safety — and that is unacceptable.”
Even as beleaguered workers head to the picket line, it goes without saying that consumers have most of the power here: As with the , customers now have the ability to influence decisions made all the way up the chain of command at Amazon by choosing to spend their dollars elsewhere until working conditions for warehouse employees are improved.
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