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Amazon has had a litany of labor issues and complaints related to conditions at its warehouses. One temporary worker was crushed to death in late 2013 after get
by kafkaesq 11y ago
Amazon has had a litany of labor issues and complaints related to conditions at its warehouses. One temporary worker was crushed to death in late 2013 after getting stuck between a conveyor system while sorting packages in Avenel, New Jersey.
Lest we forget: that would be 57 year old father of 4, grandfather of 7 Ronald Smith, of Irvington, NJ:
http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2013/12/worker_crushed_to_death_at_amazon_identified_as_grandfather_from_irvington.html http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2013/12/worker_crushed...
In which context the %7,000 "slap" issued to Amazon for continued violations at the same facility is nothing short of laughable.