Workers at Amazon's air freight facility are demanding better pay and relief from high temperatures they say regularly reach unsafe levels.
Warehouse workers at Amazon’s largest air freight facility on the West Coast walked off the job Monday, demanding higher pay and relief from hot conditions they say are unsafe.that 160 employees walked out at the San Bernardino International Airport facility, which is a critical part of Amazon’s logistics network and one of the company’s three U.S. “air hubs.”
“Amazon could deliver a higher standard for workers, but they don’t,” said Sara Fee, who has worked at the air hub since it opened in March 2021. “A warehouse is just a warehouse. A company is just a company. The people are what makes it all work, and we are strong and united to fight for what we deserve.”Op-Ed: We mapped the warehouse takeover of the Inland Empire. The results are overwhelming
Paul Flaningan, an Amazon spokesperson, said the company respects employees’ right to make their opinions known outside the workplace and that there were “many established ways” that workers can voice concerns internally.
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