Key takeaways:
- Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has launched a Senate investigation into Amazon’s labor practices.
- The investigation cites dangerous and illegal conditions in the company’s warehouses, as well as an “abysmal safety record” and “aggressive productivity quotas.”
- The investigation is part of a broader effort to scrutinize Amazon’s labor practices, and Sanders has called for the company to raise wages and improve working conditions for its employees.
Independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont has launched a Senate investigation into Amazon’s labor practices, citing dangerous and illegal conditions in the company’s warehouses.
In a 10-page letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Sanders, who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, called out Amazon for its “abysmal safety record” and “aggressive productivity quotas.” He also noted that Amazon is owned by Jeff Bezos, one of the world’s richest men.
In a tweet, Sanders said, “Today, I launched an investigation into Amazon’s disastrous safety record.” He added that Amazon is “one of the most valuable companies in the world owned by Jeff Bezos, one of the richest men in the world.”
The letter alleged that Amazon’s warehouses are “uniquely dangerous” due to physically demanding work and “aggressive productivity quotas.” It also noted that Amazon has failed to protect its workers from the coronavirus pandemic, citing reports of workers being forced to work in close quarters without proper safety equipment.
The investigation is part of a broader effort to scrutinize Amazon’s labor practices. Sanders has been a vocal critic of Amazon in the past, and has called for the company to raise wages and improve working conditions for its employees.
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