Good morning to Amazon warehouse workers in Detroit, who walked out yesterday after management failed to notify them of COVID-19 cases in the warehouse.https://t.co/JLjNGAFY1h
— DSA ? (@DemSocialists) April 2, 2020
"Amazon to deploy masks and temperature checks for workers by next week", great it's happening, but why did it take so long? And why did work organizers calling for it to happen have to get fired over it? https://t.co/Inp6SMDa1J
— DHH (@dhh) April 2, 2020
NEW: Amazon is banning the sale of N95 & surgical masks, & some other medical items, to the general public.
— Jason Del Rey (@DelRey) April 2, 2020
Now only available to hospitals and government entities.
Amazon won't take commissions from Amazon sellers who sell to these orgs.https://t.co/AhKF8gfQsO
h/t @juokaz
Amazon to deploy masks & temp checks for workers by next week - All locations will have surgical masks available, after millions were ordered wks ago. N95 masks it has ordered will instead be donated to med workers or sold at cost to gov & healthcare orgs https://t.co/Idcsdn7Wkb
— Laffy (@GottaLaff) April 2, 2020
Confirmed #COVID19 cases at this facility & workers say that management hasn't taken any measures to protect them. They deserve to be protected and their public health must come before profits. Stand with Michigan @amazon workers as they fight for survival at their workplace. https://t.co/yCV3fxc6TV
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) April 1, 2020
New steps we’re taking to keep employees safe during coronavirus: temperature checks, masks, and audits of our health and safety measures. See more in this message from SVP of Worldwide Operations @davehclark. https://t.co/VUo1XsCDdU
— Amazon News (@amazonnews) April 2, 2020
Amazon warehouse and Whole Foods workers have won some basic coronavirus protections: temperature checks and masks. But how many politicians who were supporting the workers still won’t stand up and encourage the rest of us to cover our faces in public? https://t.co/1LTYvUXEGr
— ? Mask-it ? Urbanism ? (@MarketUrbanism) April 2, 2020
Amazon hires 80,000 new workers to start taking workers' temperatures and provide face masks https://t.co/n5T2exX3s0
— Victoria Brownworth ☣ #StayHomeSaveLives (@VABVOX) April 2, 2020
Gig workers are on the front lines, but are ill-equipped for the battle against the virus.@mosisecret explains their fight for hazard pay, protective equipment and better sick leave in our latest Ask the Markup: https://t.co/zkijKRR2KO
— Julia Angwin (@JuliaAngwin) April 2, 2020
Update from Amazon’s Operations Network
— 28 Days Later (@VGKnightinArmor) April 2, 2020
we began temperature checks at select sites around the U.S. in an effort to ensure that employees and support staff are healthy when they arrive at work. https://t.co/QyptAi2NFv
Amazon begins running temperature checks and will provide surgical masks at warehouses https://t.co/ZN8IiClzgY
— Bidatzi (@bidatzi) April 2, 2020
Amazon has hired 80,000 workers in recent weeks to meet soaring demand, part of a hiring spree to add 100,000 workers. https://t.co/FaYF50wh7e via @WSJ
— Paul Page (@PaulPage) April 2, 2020
Amazon stops selling N95 and surgical masks to public https://t.co/Pm78d4HCDq pic.twitter.com/5vo5WdP79n
— The Verge (@verge) April 2, 2020
Amazon is banning the sale of N95 and surgical masks to the general public https://t.co/w42NyI8ZlD
— Kristina Partsinevelos (@KristinaParts) April 2, 2020
Amazon began banning the purchase of N95 and surgical masks by the general public yesterday, saying it would restrict the sale of those goods and other medical supplies to hospitals and government organizations combating the coronavirus.https://t.co/m1kN14l3el
— Q Research Notables (@QAnonNotables) April 2, 2020
#COVID19 $AMZN | Amazon Is Banning The Sale Of N95 And Surgical Masks To The General Public - ReCodehttps://t.co/2efJDdDC2B
— LiveSquawk (@LiveSquawk) April 2, 2020
Amazon is banning the sale of N95 and surgical masks to the general public https://t.co/D6tT9HnTBy via @voxdotcom
— ????? ???? ???? (@tamer_hadi) April 2, 2020
Amazon is banning the sale of N95 and surgical masks to the general public https://t.co/zddB52HeoO via @voxdotcom
— Nahayat Tizhoosh (@NahayatT) April 2, 2020
Amazon is banning the sale of N95 and surgical masks to the general public https://t.co/4Elt9w7Dss
— Recode (@Recode) April 2, 2020
Thank you @amazon for being a good actor to help #GetMePPE https://t.co/cB1crnAIl0
— Megan Ranney MD MPH (@meganranney) April 2, 2020
$LITB the mask play now to end all maks plays, they sell n95 mask DIRECT and Amazon jus tbanned sales of those maks to public beaxuse they want to sell them to the hospitals instead.https://t.co/ybcaXVLq66
— StockAuthority (@StockAuthority) April 2, 2020
Amazon blocks sale of N95 masks to the public, begins offering supplies to hospitals https://t.co/Zr0XiCcvDQ
— CNBC Tech (@CNBCtech) April 2, 2020
People are focused on the “not smart/articulate” part but “the organizer’s conduct was arguably immoral” is the strategy. Amazon arguing that by organizing his coworkers, Chris was endangering them... because he was possibly exposed at that same workplace https://t.co/WfxaAQ8ecf
— Meagan Day (@meaganmday) April 2, 2020
"Dear Jeff Bezos, Without us working, what are you going to do? You’ll have no money. We have the power. We make money for you. Never forget that." - Chris Smalls, former Amazon employee.
— Praveen Kumar (@Praveen_K_Kumar) April 2, 2020
https://t.co/MWvL4yZDL5
"Amazon has imposed mandatory overtime to keep up with the demand of everyone ordering online... employees are going to work sick as dogs just so they can earn an extra $2 per hour. Do you know what I call that? Blood money." ~@Shut_downAmazon
— Shailja Patel (@shailjapatel) April 2, 2020
https://t.co/ktYpVLIWgG
Chris Smalls, fired this week from an Amazon warehouse for organizing his coworkers against unsafe pandemic working conditions, has a message for Jeff Bezos https://t.co/WfxaAQ8ecf pic.twitter.com/0Zl14XAn6o
— Meagan Day (@meaganmday) April 2, 2020
Dear @JeffBezos, instead of firing me, protect your workers from coronavirus. — Chris Smallshttps://t.co/gkSX99BVMv
— Michael (@OmanReagan) April 2, 2020
Dear Jeff Bezos, instead of firing me protect your workers from coronavirus | Chris Smalls https://t.co/dXBpCKTmXT
— Nicole Ballivian (@bintfilm) April 2, 2020
The Amazon worker who was fired for organising / speaking up for safety wrote for us: https://t.co/8yqAbsESMX
— Jessica Reed (@GuardianJessica) April 2, 2020
"I am getting calls from Amazon workers across the country and they all want to stage walk-outs, too.”
— TalkPoverty.org (@TalkPoverty) April 2, 2020
Amazon fired Chris Smalls, but they may have ignited a revolution. https://t.co/I7OZpLhSdJ
Amazon workers have expressed concerns over how well the company is working to keep them safe. https://t.co/W6om011JMq
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) April 2, 2020
The main worry is that generous unemployment benefits will discourage work.
— Bloomberg Opinion (@bopinion) April 2, 2020
On top of regular benefits, the bill offers $600 a week to laid-off workers. For many low-income Americans, this would amount to more than their normal monthly income https://t.co/JS7mbhVagp pic.twitter.com/mDHDtisvuz
Does this mean that workers will quit their jobs to receive government checks instead?
— Bloomberg Opinion (@bopinion) April 2, 2020
Normally this isn’t an issue because only employees who are laid off qualify, not those who leave voluntarily. But the coronavirus bill makes an exception to that rule https://t.co/JS7mbhVagp pic.twitter.com/zFH30gN1T9
Imagine having a soul this broken https://t.co/bdkT88maIv pic.twitter.com/7aZW9Xmidc
— Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonNYC) April 2, 2020
Overburdened state unemployment systems probably won’t be up to verifying many of those claims.
— Bloomberg Opinion (@bopinion) April 2, 2020
This means some people really will be able to abandon their jobs and raise their incomes for a couple of months if they want to https://t.co/JS7mbhVagp pic.twitter.com/S2jB5GGsC2
Under the bill, people are allowed to claim a $600 weekly benefit if they have to quit for any reason related to the coronavirus, including taking care of kids during school closures https://t.co/JS7mbhVagp pic.twitter.com/eQOQiIk5QG
— Bloomberg Opinion (@bopinion) April 2, 2020
Still, a wave of quits isn't much of a worry.
— Bloomberg Opinion (@bopinion) April 2, 2020
It’s not rational for most workers to resign in the face of a looming multiyear depression just to receive a couple of thousand dollars of extra income in the short term https://t.co/JS7mbhVagp pic.twitter.com/2hZe0D8FaC
The problem is essential workers, such as grocery-store clerks, delivery workers and those in the medical field: If a large number quit, it could leave crucial industries short of labor https://t.co/JS7mbhVagp pic.twitter.com/HkzmIz4TD7
— Bloomberg Opinion (@bopinion) April 2, 2020
수십 개의 창고가 COVID-19 발생으로 어려움을 겪고있는 Amazon, 전례없는 과제 https://t.co/aqJIIgaPzX
— editoy (@editoy) April 3, 2020
Sen. Sanders, please see our latest update today on safety precautions within our operations networks. These include temperature checks, masks, and audits of our health and safety measures. https://t.co/SxgC8xGcPH https://t.co/dBeXE9qg8l
— Amazon Policy (@amazon_policy) April 2, 2020
Amazon stops selling N95 and surgical masks to public https://t.co/O13VvcYFKQ pic.twitter.com/I0LsFCFm2b
— The Verge (@verge) April 3, 2020
Sorry plebs. No more masks for you to buy. Governments get priority treatment though. #COVID19 https://t.co/4qOhtmAYL9
— Samson Mow (@Excellion) April 2, 2020
Amazon is banning the sale of N95 and surgical masks to the general public https://t.co/YkegasEn5U via @voxdotcom
— hbd chick - close everything, test & trace (@hbdchick) April 3, 2020
Amazon is banning the sale of N95 and surgical masks to the general public https://t.co/C5SSbA1BOq via @voxdotcom
— Nevets Nonnac (@Nevets_Nonnac) April 2, 2020
Amazon banned the purchase of N95 and surgical masks by the general public on April 1, saying it would restrict the sale of those goods and other medical supplies to hospitals and government organizations combating the Covid-19 coronavirus, writes Vox. https://t.co/uUl8ROjljN
— clevelanddotcom (@clevelanddotcom) April 2, 2020
And where should the public source these magical masks? https://t.co/s8u1eql5JO
— schlosta (@schlosta2) April 2, 2020
Chris Smalls has a message for Jeff Bezos and @JayCarney:
— Colin Kalmbacher (@colinkalmbacher) April 3, 2020
"I am getting calls from Amazon workers across the country and they all want to stage walk-outs, too. We are starting a revolution and people around the country support us." https://t.co/qofxEXvzpg
Dear Jeff Bezos, Instead of firing me, protect your workers from coronavirus https://t.co/m3neMXiKr4 Hero Chris Smalls ravaged Bezos like Warren did Bloomberg...this letter is not just scorching—it’s devastatingly articulate. There’s no question who—& what is—right! #solidarity
— Sarah☭ (@dearsarah) April 3, 2020
Dear @JeffBezos,
— Athena (@athenaforall) April 2, 2020
We shouldn’t be asked to risk our lives to come into work. But we are. And someone has to be held accountable for that & that person is you.
-Chris Smalls @Amazon Warehouse Worker fired for blowing whistle on lack of #COVID19 protectionshttps://t.co/3nSIcymy7Y
"Mr Bezos, my message is simple. I don’t give a damn about your power. You think you’re powerful? We’re the ones that have the power. We make money for you. Never forget that."
— Chloe (@basicflowrrr) April 3, 2020
-Chris Smalls
It's time to boycott Amazon:https://t.co/FWhHBpEWMM
La carta de Christian Smalls: "If you’re an Amazon customer, here’s how you can practice real social distancing: stop clicking the “Buy now” button. Go to the grocery store instead. You might be saving some lives." https://t.co/TJVezEntVd
— Benet Fusté (@bfuste) April 3, 2020
beautiful https://t.co/4yuXgs0Xzz pic.twitter.com/Uf2n6HVOaL
— Alex Press (@alexnpress) April 3, 2020
Dear Jeff Bezos, instead of firing me, protect your workers from coronavirus | Chris Smalls | Opinion | The Guardian @JeffBezos @JayCarney https://t.co/EFXykE6BOb
— Mark Elson Dankof (@DankofMark) April 3, 2020