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This obviously calls for a vigorous response from @HeyNowJO, who championed the deal, the Governor, who approved the tax credits, and the rest of SI's reps.
— Christopher Greene (@Cripister) November 25, 2019
The great @willCIR got internal injury records from 23 of Amazon's 110 U.S. fulfillment centers & found the rate of serious injuries was more than double the national average for the warehousing industry https://t.co/uX5cWNc3mZ
— Karen Weise (@KYWeise) November 25, 2019
Another story from the automation-is-making-human-jobs-worse department: @BryanDisagrees reports on @Gizmodo that the injury rate at Amazon warehouses is dangerously high from working too fast and repetitively https://t.co/YQqQxZUfvD
— fred benenson (@fredbenenson) November 25, 2019
Both the rate and severity of injuries at the facility are extremely high, by Amazon's own accounting. pic.twitter.com/0EzcYPrY9k
— Christopher Greene (@Cripister) November 25, 2019
"While OSHA 300 and 300a data is not immediately available to the public, any current or former Amazon employee can submit a request for the logs in writing or by emailing the facilities or HR manager of their building”https://t.co/JQqWECTru0
— Cyrus Farivar (@cfarivar) November 25, 2019
Scoop: Leaked OSHA doc's show exceptionally high and severe injuries at Amazon's Staten Island fulfillment center https://t.co/NbVXYHHg1G
— Bryan Menegus (@BryanDisagrees) November 25, 2019
“When you crunch those basic numbers from Amazon’s own submission, it’s staggering [...] They have higher rates of injuries, and the injuries themselves are incredibly severe" https://t.co/T7C0xlDgIM
— GMG Union (@gmgunion) November 25, 2019
This detail about a pregnant Amazon warehouse worker having a miscarriage after managers refused to put her in a less strenuous role happens a lot more often than you'd think: pic.twitter.com/sDhj8p6BrU
— alfred ? (@alfredwkng) November 25, 2019
It's PEAK at @amazon right now. That means quick delivery for Prime members. But what does it mean for workers? There's so much in this story, from "water spider" workers, to people having to hold their pee in order to meet their rate, to literal death.... https://t.co/o9LQtXd0wN
— Aura Bogado (@aurabogado) November 25, 2019
We knew that the Amazon warehouse on SI would bring poor working conditions. But we didn't quite expect them to be this bad. Remember: Amazon (owned by the world's richest man) got $18 million in tax credits from the state to abuse its citizens.https://t.co/2cIEpjcVQj
— Christopher Greene (@Cripister) November 25, 2019
Amazon's Staten Island warehouse has an injury and illness rate three times as high as the average for warehouses nationwide. Great reporting by @BryanDisagrees: https://t.co/T6F3QX1bQ5 pic.twitter.com/svjCa5qOP7
— alfred ? (@alfredwkng) November 25, 2019
Our new investigation in @TheAtlantic:
— Reveal (@reveal) November 25, 2019
We obtained Amazon’s internal injury records for 23 fulfillment centers.
They show that the rate of serious injuries for those facilities was extreme – more than double the national average in 2018. https://t.co/Gzo4gepSnz
Uber's latest statement suggests that the driver fraud problem that cost it its licence in London could have occurred elsewhere: “With regard to the specific issue in London, we have since implemented a series of technical and operational fixes, which have been changed globally.”
— Tim Bradshaw (@tim) November 25, 2019
the governor of indiana personally instructed an OSHA inspector to back off amazon after a worker was crushed to death by a forklift at an amazon warehouse https://t.co/V0HWoMmb9R
— noah kulwin (@nkulw) November 25, 2019
Read this before you click "Buy Now" https://t.co/hxaenw82hf
— Lauren Goode (@LaurenGoode) November 25, 2019
I really think you should read this before you start shopping ?https://t.co/ihsw6JC9up pic.twitter.com/0kpT7lx6m2
— Ellen Cushing (@elcush) November 25, 2019
Records @willCIR obtained, covering 23 of Amazon's 110 U.S. fulfillment centers, show an injury rate more than twice the average for the warehouse industry.
— Matt Day (@mattmday) November 25, 2019
"The risk of work injuries at fulfillment centers is alarmingly, unacceptably high." https://t.co/QOwzLlatu6
The great @willCIR got internal injury records from 23 of Amazon's 110 U.S. fulfillment centers & found the rate of serious injuries was more than double the national average for the warehousing industry https://t.co/uX5cWNc3mZ
— Karen Weise (@KYWeise) November 25, 2019
Amazon’s New York City warehouse is reportedly a dangerous place to work https://t.co/tUZKsS8QZB pic.twitter.com/jf3cbXHJIg
— The Verge (@verge) November 25, 2019
Scoop: Leaked OSHA doc's show exceptionally high and severe injuries at Amazon's Staten Island fulfillment center https://t.co/NbVXYHHg1G
— Bryan Menegus (@BryanDisagrees) November 25, 2019
I keep thinking of all the nice things Jeff Bezos could do with his money. Like makes his workplaces safe. https://t.co/Qf5RRMLk9E
— Carolyn Kellogg (@paperhaus) November 25, 2019
Just because there are lots of injuries doesn’t mean it’s a bad place to work, you see https://t.co/NbVXYHHg1G
— Bryan Menegus (@BryanDisagrees) November 25, 2019
“There was a lady I know. I cried when she told me she had a miscarriage. She was five months pregnant...The managers just refused to put her in a different section where she might have had less bending, stretching and things to do.”https://t.co/L6Gr6WxNAu
— I SIP TEA ON YOUR GRAVE. (@shdwbxng) November 25, 2019
"Now, leaked company documents reveal that injury rates at the warehouse, known as JFK8, are over three times the industry average. What’s unclear is if these numbers are at all anomalous compared to Amazon’s other facilities."https://t.co/mi1n915D1B
— Derek Seidman (@derekseidman80) November 25, 2019
We knew that the Amazon warehouse on SI would bring poor working conditions. But we didn't quite expect them to be this bad. Remember: Amazon (owned by the world's richest man) got $18 million in tax credits from the state to abuse its citizens.https://t.co/2cIEpjcVQj
— Christopher Greene (@Cripister) November 25, 2019
Amazon's warehouse workers are #HumansNotRobots!
— Make the Road NY ? (@MaketheRoadNY) November 25, 2019
"Since opening in September 2018, @Amazon’s massive fulfillment center on NY’s Staten Island has garnered a reputation as grueling and unsafe, even among a logistics network broadly criticized as such."https://t.co/dcVlANr8RF
.@Amazon's speed up delivery to customers, has a dangerous cost to workers. #HumansNotRobots https://t.co/dt7NEQJCfJ
— Maritza SilvaFarrell (@MaritzaSf) November 25, 2019
Some really first class FOIA work by @willCIR here, getting injury logs for many of @amazon's fulfillment centers. https://t.co/LexvgU4VjL pic.twitter.com/nM4QjhsVm2
— Mark Harris (@meharris) November 25, 2019
"They would hoist extra-heavy items alone to avoid wasting time getting help. They had to, they said, or they would lose their jobs. So they took the risk.
— adam harris (@AdamHSays) November 25, 2019
Then, if they got hurt, they would lose their jobs anyway."https://t.co/bQtDywx0kX
"For Amazon,” said Dixon, “all they care about is getting the job done and getting it out fast and not realizing how it’s affecting us and our own bodies.” https://t.co/vZdXg2nGGP
— Shibika Suresh (@_holeinthedonut) November 25, 2019
There have been a lot of great stories about injuries and safety issues at Amazon, but this one from the Atlantic and @reveal is particularly vital, shocking, and important. Read it before you start buying holiday gifts with Prime https://t.co/Nc5esyY4Om
— Louise Matsakis (@lmatsakis) November 25, 2019
This article includes some pretty damning allegations about state officials in Indiana reportedly letting Amazon get away with deadly health and safety issues to try to attract the company during the #HQ2 process:https://t.co/dJrjaLxprH pic.twitter.com/3EUBOUgKzd
— Tim Newman (@tnewmstweet) November 25, 2019
Injury rate for Amazon’s warehouse workers is sky-high: https://t.co/2UClktuTZ9
— Jodi Jacobson (@jljacobson) November 26, 2019
Read this and ask if it is acceptable that a multi-billionaire treats his employees this way. And then remind yourself that YOU are part of the reason this is happening. Stop ordering from @Amazon
I've read plenty of horrifying stories about working conditions at Amazon and you probably have to, but this is the one that finally pushed me over the edge to feeling like it's time for me to stop ordering anything from them. https://t.co/McAFN9Vziw
— Summer Anne Burton (@summeranne) November 25, 2019
Amazon Warehouses are permanently maiming workers. The richest company is failing in their legal responsibility to protect workers. This is not acceptable. https://t.co/PuD9qgoch9
— Debbie Berkowitz (@DebbieBerkowitz) November 25, 2019
What's the human cost of all these 1-2 day @amazon deliveries? Bones, blood, bodies. People are not machines & shdn't be maimed like this in order to earn a living. This @reveal story by @willCIR in @TheAtlantic is infuriating & heartbreaking, a must read. https://t.co/dPmdRGDrkX
— Terri Gerstein (@TerriGerstein) November 26, 2019
Amazon’s New York City warehouse is reportedly a dangerous place to work https://t.co/gOf1MR82yV pic.twitter.com/iY88HCWE0Y
— The Verge (@verge) November 26, 2019
Amazon’s New York City warehouse is reportedly a dangerous place to work https://t.co/hbJuQs8gZa pic.twitter.com/9fjgitvd1j
— Rich Tehrani (@rtehrani) November 25, 2019
Amazon’s warehouse workers are #HumansNotRobots!
— United for Respect (@forrespect) November 25, 2019
"Since opening in September 2018, @Amazon’s massive fulfillment center on NY’s Staten Island has garnered a reputation as grueling and unsafe, even among a logistics network broadly criticized as such."https://t.co/rgTcBuQijf
Exclusive: Amazon's Own Numbers Reveal Staggering Injury Rates at Staten Island Warehouse https://t.co/nD8TxvbI9F
— Evan Kirstel (@evankirstel) November 26, 2019
BREAKING—@amazon's own data shows staggering injury rates at their Staten Island fulfillment center
— MPower Change (@MPower_Change) November 25, 2019
These horrific working conditions are a crisis—#AmazonWorkers are #HumansNotRobots & they deserve safety and dignity. @MaketheRoadNY @nychange @ALIGNny https://t.co/3tQ07h5ZFh
Exclusive: Amazon's Own Numbers Reveal Staggering Injury Rates at Staten Island Warehouse https://t.co/ignkqx8C55
— Laura Nahmias (@nahmias) November 25, 2019