Amazon workers sound alarm on conditions inside Eagan warehouse

[Omaha Steve]

Women who load packages onto delivery vans describe conditions inside Amazon’s Eagan warehouse.

June 4, 2018 by Union Advocate

EAGAN – East African women who load delivery vans for Amazon delivered a message of their own to the world’s largest internet retailer today.

Backed by community and labor allies outside Amazon’s Eagan facility, workers spoke publicly about the increasingly dangerous working conditions inside the warehouse, and of management’s refusal to accommodate workers who fast during Ramadan.

“They told us if you’re not able to do the job, then quit,” Amazon worker Nimo Hirad said.

Staffing in Hirad’s department dipped from about 50 to 20 workers a few months ago, she said, after management stopped assigning two workers to load each van. The move dramatically increased the pace of work inside the facility, which does not have air conditioning.

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[Omaha Steve]

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