We are also fans of AOC. But this would be one moment where we think it wise to let the normal workplace processes play out, after the six fatalities in Edwardsville, Illinois last year. The law is well-equipped to deal with these tragic deaths. And to the extent that Amazon may be shown to have actually had a "no cell phones inside the shop" rule, the OSHA- and NLRA- level labor laws will adequately address it. [Backgrounder from December 2021 here.]
And there is the ongoing unionization campaign, company wide.
So I (for one) think the US House Committee ought to give the federal government a chance to work the problem in the normal way. If Amazon is actually able to thwart those very well known routes, then Congress might immediately intervene. Here's the bit, from Friday morning:
. . .Last December, a tornado ripped through one of Amazon’s Edwardsville, Illinois, warehouses, known as DLI4, causing the 1.1 million-square-foot facility’s roof to collapse, while 40-foot-tall, 11-inch thick walls on the sides of the building fell inward.
Six workers were killed. Many of the victims were contracted delivery drivers, who pulled into the facility just before the storm hit and frantically fled to a bathroom in an area of the building that was hit by the storm.
The House Oversight Committee in April opened a probe into Amazon’s labor practices and is specifically zeroing in on its handling of the warehouse collapse. Lawmakers gave Amazon until April 14 to respond to its inquiry and produce the requested documents. The committee is seeking communications between Amazon managers and employees at the Edwardsville, Illinois, facility, among other things. . . .
Onward. . . smiling, as "Maverick" was indeed. . . a great guilty pleasure.
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