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COVID-19: Amazon Warehouse Workers To Stage 'Mass Call Out' For Greater Safety Protections COVID-19: Amazon Warehouse Workers To Stage 'Mass Call Out' For Greater Safety Protections
Covid-19: Amazon Warehouse Workers To Stage 'Mass Call Out' For Greater Safety Protections This story has been updated. Hundreds of Amazon employees are planning a “mass call out” by calling in sick this week to protest the company’s response during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. At least 300 Amazon employees have pledged to not go into work beginning on Tuesday, April 21, according to worker rights group United for Respect. “Amazon's response to the coronavirus outbreak has unnecessarily put the lives of Amazon employees at increased risk and exposure,"  the group wrote online. "There are now over 130 warehouses where employees have contracted COVID-19 (Coronav…

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COVID-19: Workers In Nine Amazon Warehouses Test Positive As It Races To Hire 100K Employees COVID-19: Workers In Nine Amazon Warehouses Test Positive As It Races To Hire 100K Employees
Covid-19: Workers In Nine Amazon Warehouses Test Positive As It Races To Hire 100K Employees More Amazon warehouse workers have tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as the online retail giant seeks to hire 100,000 employees to accommodate shopper demand during the current outbreak. A week ago, an Amazon warehouse worker in Queens tested positive for COVID-19 as the virus began rapidly spreading in the region. Now, according to reports, there have been positive cases in at least nine warehouses across the country. Earlier report - COVID-19: Amazon Worker At NYC Delivery Station Tests Positive Other positive tests have reportedly been found in Wallingford, Connecticut, a…

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