Six people died in an Illinois Amazon warehouse after tornadoes ripped through the area in December.
while working at the Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois when a series of tornados ripped through the area. According to local officials, 45 personnel members made it out of the building safely, and one individual was airlifted to a regional hospital for injuries sustained during the collapse.
U.S. House Reps. Carolyn B. Maloney, D-NY; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,, D-NY; and Cori Bush, D-MO, wrote a letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy seeking documents regarding the company’s labor practices. An Amazon distribution center is heavily damaged after a strong thunderstorm moved through the area, Dec. 10, 2021, in Edwardsville, Ill.
"As one of our country’s largest and most profitable corporations, it is imperative that Amazon protect workers’ safety and refrain from practices that could put them in danger," they added.An employee in the warehouse allegedly texted his girlfriend and said that "Amazon won’t let us leave." The concern covers not only the workers who were still inside the warehouse when the tornado hit the building, but also a driver who claimed that her
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