The action is under the: "Warehouse Quota Law, which went into effect in 2022 and limits quotas for 'work that must be performed at a specified speed or the wo

The action is under the: "Warehouse Quota Law, which went into effect in 2022 and limits quotas for 'work that must be performed at a specified speed or the worker suffers discipline,' " So it's not just that Amazon was cracking the whip really hard, Amazon was particularly astray of a particular (and somewhat new) law. Separately though, Amazon evidently mistreats employees excessively relative to the retailers you mention, e.g. delivery workers would have to pee in bottles: https://www.forbes.com/sites/katherinehamilton/2023/05/24/delivery-drivers-sue-amazon-for-being-forced-to-pee-in-bottles/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/katherinehamilton/2023/05/24/de...