An analysis of the latest available data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration shows persistently high rates of warehouse worker injury and these key findings: As warehouse jobs grow, workers in that industry—who are disproportionately Black and Latinx—experience injuries more than workers in any other industry in New … Continue reading Fighting for Safe Work: Injury Data Show Urgent Need for Intervention in NY State’s Warehouses – National Employment Law Project
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Federal panel upholds $10K US Department of Labor citation litigated by Walmart for years over hazardous shelving
Federal panel upholds $10K US Department of Labor citation litigated by Walmart for years over hazardous shelving Affirms OSHA findings, penalties after worker’s 2017 injuries WASHINGTON – A federal panel has affirmed that Walmart Inc. violated federal workplace safety standards at its warehouse in Johnstown, New York, when it failed to prevent stored merchandise from … Continue reading Federal panel upholds $10K US Department of Labor citation litigated by Walmart for years over hazardous shelving
Dispatches From the Front Lines of Workplace Safety and Health
Amazon Cited Again….And Again…And Again There should no longer be any doubt in anyone’s mind — even in Jeff Bezos’s mind– that Amazon has major …Dispatches From the Front Lines of Workplace Safety and Health
US Department of Labor finds Amazon exposed workers to unsafe conditions, ergonomic hazards at three more warehouses in Colorado, Idaho, New York
US Department of Labor finds Amazon exposed workers to unsafe conditions, ergonomic hazards at three more warehouses in Colorado, Idaho, New York OSHA cites global e-commerce company for similar safety failures at six locations WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued citations at three … Continue reading US Department of Labor finds Amazon exposed workers to unsafe conditions, ergonomic hazards at three more warehouses in Colorado, Idaho, New York
Federal safety inspections at three Amazon warehouse facilities find company exposed workers to ergonomic, struck-by hazards
Federal safety inspections at three Amazon warehouse facilities find company exposed workers to ergonomic, struck-by hazards Multi-state investigation is largest enforcement effort on ergonomics WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Amazon for failing to keep workers safe, and has issued hazard alert letters … Continue reading Federal safety inspections at three Amazon warehouse facilities find company exposed workers to ergonomic, struck-by hazards
Three Amazon Warehouses Catch Fire; Workers Protest Unsafe Conditions with Sit-in | Labor Notes
Amazon warehouses caught fire in New York and Alabama this past week, endangering hundreds of workers. In the unionized Staten Island facility, workers marched on managers and staged a sit-down in protest over Amazon’s disregard for their safety—and the company lashed back with mass suspensions. The HSV1 fulfillment center in Madison, a suburb of Huntsville … Continue reading Three Amazon Warehouses Catch Fire; Workers Protest Unsafe Conditions with Sit-in | Labor Notes
Prime Week Walkouts Hit Amazon, from Air Hub to Delivery Station | Labor Notes
Amazon’s vast distribution network is staggering. There’s the invisible lacework of surveillance algorithms and artificial intelligence. There are the visible footprints: trucks, robots, hulking warehouses. And then there are the workers. It takes more than a million people, most of them low-paid and grindingly exploited, to pick, sort, unload, ship, and deliver packages to — … Continue reading Prime Week Walkouts Hit Amazon, from Air Hub to Delivery Station | Labor Notes
Amazon Skates Free While Climate Change Kills Workers
Deny it or not, climate change is not just coming; it’s here. And it’s not just homes in newly flood-prone areas, or towns threatened by year-around…Amazon Skates Free While Climate Change Kills Workers
Dozens of workers trapped after collapse at Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- Multiple workers are trapped at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, following a massive structural collapse Friday …Dozens of workers trapped after collapse at Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville
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