For the first time in 28 years since it was founded, Amazon witnessed a great momentum of united workers to associated to pay better and working conditions. Workers’ union efforts were led by Chris Smalls, a former employee at the Amazon JKF8 warehouse in New York who accused him of being fired because he voiced his subordinate health problems during the pandemic. Meanwhile, in the midst of increasing the number of complaints against Amazon and worries about the health and safety of workers, the home supervisory committee has begun investigation into the company, requesting information about its employment policy, NBC News reported.
Although the union’s efforts have led to a significant upstream for Amazon, the investigation was mainly related to the death of six workers at the Amazon Warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, as a result of the Tornado EF3 in December 2021. Dahsyat Tornado left Amazon workers at Edwardsville Center wondering about preparedness company for the disaster. Others argue that Amazon puts over the safety of its workers while the supervisor even threatens to fire workers if they go to work to find shelter during their shift.
Member of the House – REP Supervisor Committee. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (New York), Rep. Cori Bush (Missouri), and Carolyn Maloney’s seat (New York) – Send a letter to the Amazon President and CEO, Andy Jassy, held a role since July 2021 when the founder of Jeff Bezos retreated. Legislators demand documents relating to the presence of Amazon and leave policies, while also seeking details about how complete the Edwardsville center in terms of emergency response exercises in front of the deadly tornado in December. Committee members expressed their expectations, emphasizing that as the “biggest and most profitable” employer in the US, Amazon had to ensure the security of his employees first. “They also demanded details about the protocol that might have increased the risk for workers.” Life by preventing them from taking refuge during strong and dangerous weather and natural disasters.
Parliamentarians also demanded information about actions taken in response to complaints from workers who were forced to work during natural disasters, including floods after Hurricane Irma and IDA in 2017 and 2021, Heatwave at Pacific Northwest in 2021, and Wildfires California 2018, and 2018.
This development came when Amazon workers in three warehouses in New York and Alabama mobilized to form the first union in the company’s history. The employees in three warehouses voted for unionization earlier this month, while vote counting began on March 28. From these warehouses, the workers in Bessemer, Alabama, seem to have rejected the idea of trade unions. However, 416 of the 993 votes against the Union in the center of BHM1 in Bessemer was under supervision by the National Labor Relations Council, which conducted elections. Unlike the JKF8 warehouse in Staten Island, New York, who underwent voting through ballots, the center of BHM1 conducted elections through postal papers.
This is the second voice thrown in Alabama. In February and March 2021, workers in the center of choosing, and Amazon appeared by winning more than 1,000 votes. However, workers ordered other votes after concluding that Amazon unfairly affected workers. After the event, Bezo promised to make Amazon “the best employer of the earth.” Unlike Alabama, where the chances of victory look bleak, Amazon Labor Union (ALU) reportedly led in New York with almost 500 votes at the end of the calculation on March 31. The calculation is expected to continue until April 4. Become streaming directly through zoom.