Amazon workers are afraid to take a break to use the bathroom or even wash
their hands.

Tell Congress to investigate Amazon’s abusive workplace practices.

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John,

Because Amazon monitors every second of their day, warehouse workers are
afraid to take breaks for even a couple minutes. And delivery drivers are
forced to speed through neighborhoods, go without food during their shift,
and even pee in bottles to meet unrealistic productivity requirements.

Amazon engineered this punishing surveillance system to increase workers’
speed. Those unable to sustain the grueling, dangerous pace of work are
disciplined and sometimes even fired.

The longer Congress lets Amazon get away with abusing its workers, the
more people will get seriously hurt. That is why members of Congress must
take action to end the company’s exploitative business practices before
they leave for the August recess.

[ [link removed] ]Act now to demand that lawmakers investigate Amazon’s dangerous
workplace surveillance practices.

Amazon’s surveillance system injures workers at rates nearly double the
industry average, with more than 24,000 serious injuries in warehouses
last year.

Amazon has also repeatedly used their surveillance data to retaliate
against workers who speak out and organize — especially targeting Black
and brown workers who have spoken out to protect their colleagues and
communities during the pandemic.

To Amazon, this system isn’t broken. It's working exactly as it was
designed to work.

Only Congress can protect worker health and safety by guarding against
exploitative business models, protecting workers from new forms of
tech-driven racial discrimination, and incentivizing innovation that
enhances worker well-being.

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition to show that protecting workers is more important
than two-day shipping.



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Thanks for all that you do,
Lacey and the team at SumOfUs


More information:

[ [link removed] ]‘You can see the disrespect’: Workers at Amazon center in Minnesota
walk out, claiming rushed work conditions, unjust firing, Sahan Journal,
October 2, 2020
[ [link removed] ]Amazon warehouse workers suffer serious injuries at higher rates than
other firms, The Washington Post, June 1, 2021

 

 

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