Amazon fires warehouse worker who led Staten Island strike for more coronavirus protection
Source: cnbc
Amazon has fired a Staten Island warehouse worker who organized a strike to demand greater protections for employees amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Chris Smalls, a management assistant at the facility, known as JFK8, said he was fired Monday afternoon following the strike. Smalls and other employees walked out to call attention to the lack of protections for warehouse workers. The workers are also urging Amazon to close the facility after a worker tested positive for the coronavirus last week. The organizers said that at least 50 people joined the walkout
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/30/amazon-fires-staten-island-coronavirus-strike-leader-chris-smalls.html
I expected this from Amazon
ck4829
(35,687 posts)Cirque du So-What
(27,418 posts)The cost of PPE and other control measures don't threaten my position as richest man in the world, but it still chaps my ass to pay for it.
rickyhall
(4,889 posts)All capitalists are not slimy, just the dicks likes Bezos & the Kochs.
PETRUS
(3,678 posts)So, yeah, not necessarily slimy. Capitalism, on the other hand, is a slimy system, full stop.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)Confronting both New York and Federal labor laws in the not too distant future.
duforsure
(11,885 posts)Especially when others start up similar companies serving the people online, and there is a better choice where they do take care of their employees.
3Hotdogs
(13,275 posts)He deserves it.
Watchfoxheadexplodes
(3,496 posts)refusing to remain quarantined after coming into close contact with an associate who tested positive for the virus
melm00se
(5,044 posts)why this is out of bounds based upon this:
Despite that instruction to stay home with pay, he came onsite today, March 30, further putting the teams at risk, the spokesperson said. This is unacceptable and we have terminated his employment as a result of these multiple safety issues.
He came into close contact with someone diagnosed.
He was told to stay home and self quarantine, with pay, for 2 weeks.
He came into work and risked additional spread.
I'd've fired him whether he advocated for a strike or not.
Fullduplexxx
(8,171 posts)melm00se
(5,044 posts)as reported in the article (as well as a number of others that I read).
Fullduplexxx
(8,171 posts)melm00se
(5,044 posts)So which is to be believed? As Mr. Smalls' statement, like the Amazon one, hits very specific points with very specific language and intonation.
Politicub
(12,277 posts)I would take anything coming from PR with a grain of salt.
Igel
(35,981 posts)Which is why in courts we usually try to have at least two sides presented, and then (if principle, at least) try to use reason and logic and evidence to sort out who's telling the whole truth, who's telling partial truth, who's bending the truth so it's still recognizable, and who's making up stuff. And then go from there.
As soon as you see anybody saying, "We need to believe __________" in an argument based on ideology, there's no justice or truth involved, just Justice and Truth (which usually means "what my group wants, likes, and finds useful" ... People are people).
TexasBushwhacker
(20,623 posts)If not, Bezos can go fuck himself.
Bengus81
(7,323 posts)BigmanPigman
(52,138 posts)employees' health concerns seriously. Bezos...richest man in the world!!!!
I would have walked out over safety/health concerns. In fact I did get sick at work place and had to go to the teachers union to get action (they saved my life too). My school district gave me a can of Lysol for black mold and no windows to open for fresh air. The teachers' union had the whole building destroyed since it was so filled with mold. I was really harassed by the district for the rest of my career after that.
ProfessorGAC
(69,352 posts)I don't get what part of "healthy workers are productive workers" some managers don't understand.
BigmanPigman
(52,138 posts)and doesn't matter if adults AND kids get sick. During the month I was in that contaminated classroom my first graders and I were showing each other how to use our inhalers. I had to sleep sitting up and have permanent damage. I had to stop teaching since I was continually getting sick afterwards and my doctors finally made me leave...retirement/disability. Now I live on a very small income since not enough years worked and pay tons for the ACA. And they had the nerve to harass me for over 10 years after they did this to me. I was the union rep at my site and the admin and district was merciless and followed me whenever I changed schools (black listed).
If I were still teaching I would have walked out 4 weeks ago! Really.
ProfessorGAC
(69,352 posts)Illinois wasn't very hard hit until into March. That 2nd week, court was still in session. I was on a jury!
Trial was over and I subbed Friday the 13th. The rumor the gov was going to close schools was palpable.
At least that was 18 days ago, but not 4 weeks!
BigmanPigman
(52,138 posts)that would have made me twice as worried I'd get it during jury duty.
catsudon
(868 posts)these company are only being "liberal" to make money....