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A worker wearing a face mask moves between conveyor belts and carts that carry cardboard boxes.
Posted inBehind the Smiles

‘We’re Going to Protect Workers’: New California Law Takes Aim at Amazon’s Unsafe Work Quotas

by Will Evans September 25, 2021September 27, 2021

A series of Reveal investigations has shown that Amazon’s injury rates have been far worse than the national average for the warehousing industry.

Posted inInequality, Worked Over

Federal judge sides with Reveal, ruling injury and illness data is public

Reveal -- Site Icon by Reveal staff June 5, 2020June 5, 2020

The decision has far reaching implications and could force the federal government to release tens of thousands of workplace injury reports.

Nathan Tetreault, wearing a red uniform t-shirt and baseball cap, walks in the parking lot of a Winn-Dixie grocery store
Posted inCOVID-19

Dozens of grocery store workers have died. Here’s what workers say their employers did wrong.

by Will Carless and Patrick Michels April 15, 2020June 30, 2021

Policies incentivized sick and vulnerable workers to report for duty. Masks and gloves were forbidden. Confusion reigned within chains.

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A still from the video says "whistleblower calls out amazon's safety"
Posted inBehind the Smiles

It’s like ‘having a dealer teach you how to count cards’ – OSHA whistleblower speaks out about Amazon

by Rachel de Leon and Will Evans December 4, 2019June 30, 2021

In late 2017, as Indiana geared up to bid for Amazon’s new headquarters location, an Amazon warehouse worker near Indianapolis was fatally injured.

A woman looks upset as the text "broken bodies at amazon" is next to her face
Posted inBehind the Smiles

‘That should not be happening’ – Amazon warehouses’ serious injury rates more than double industry average

by Rachel de Leon and Will Evans December 4, 2019June 30, 2021

This year, Amazon rolled out one-day delivery on selected items. The convenience is alluring, but what is the true cost of speedy shipping?

A warehouse worker is surrounded by menacing cursor arrows
Posted inBehind the Smiles

Amazon: Behind the Smiles

by Will Evans, Katharine Mieszkowski, Najib Aminy, Taki Telonidis, Kevin Sullivan, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Mwende Hinojosa, Al Letson, Amy Mostafa and Melissa Lewis November 23, 2019June 28, 2023

Shop. Click. The next day, your purchase is on your doorstep. Amazon changed the face of shopping, but at a surprisingly high cost to its workers.

Posted inInequality, Uncategorized, Workers’ Rights

Goodyear statement: ‘We fell short’ on safety at plants

by Jennifer Gollan December 15, 2017March 14, 2018

“Over the past two years, we fell short of our own expectations for safety, and we mourn the loss of valued coworkers,” a Goodyear spokeswoman said.

Posted inAccountability, Inequality, The Trump Era

Lawmakers call on Acosta to address Latino workplace deaths

by Jennifer Gollan July 23, 2017July 24, 2017

Trump administration rollbacks of workplace rules endanger the lives of immigrant workers, Democratic senators say.

Posted inAccountability, Contract with Danger

Congress kills rule forcing contractors to disclose safety problems

by Jennifer Gollan March 6, 2017March 7, 2017

Companies vying for federal contracts will not be required to disclose serious workplace safety violations after the Senate narrowly voted to overturn one of former President Barack Obama’s executive orders.

Posted inWorked Over, Workers’ Rights

OSHA requires companies to report injuries

by Jennifer Gollan May 12, 2016May 12, 2016

Thousands of employers in hazardous industries will be required to submit injury and illness information that federal workplace safety officials will make available online, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said.

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