Amazon bars off-duty warehouse workers from its buildings

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By HALELUYA HADERO

Amazon is barring off-duty warehouse workers from the company’s facilities, a move organizers say can hamper union drives.

Under the policy shared with workers on Amazon’s internal app, employees are barred from accessing buildings or other working areas on their scheduled days off, and before or after their shifts.

An Amazon spokesperson said the policy does not prohibit off-duty employees from engaging their co-workers in “non-working areas” outside the company’s buildings.

“There’s nothing more important than the safety of our employees and the physical security of our buildings,” Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said. “This policy regarding building access applies to building interiors and working areas. It does not limit employee access to non-working areas outside of our facilities.”



FILE - A truck arrives at the Amazon warehouse facility on the Staten Island borough of New York, April 1, 2022. Amazon is barring off-duty warehouse workers from the company’s facilities, a move organizers say can hamper union drives. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez, File)


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[progree]

1. What if one has to stay late or come a little early to catch a bus?

[Orrex]

2. Amazon will say that they can wait in the parking lot

Or on public property just off of Amazon’s grounds.

Sounds like a great place to hold a rally tbh.

[mopinko]

3. fine. make them organize on your time, jeffie.

[lefthandedskyhook]

4. Jeff Bezos is a very bad person

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[mn9driver]

5. This will only be enforced against union organizers.

[oldsoftie]

6. When I worked in a warehouse many yrs ago, this was normal. Clock out, go home.

Nobody was allowed to be inside if they weren't on duty. It was supposed to slow down theft.

[former9thward]

10. It is a standard rule in any factory/industrial/warehouse situation.

I am not sure why it is news.

[madville]

11. Agreed, just from a liability standpoint

Large employers like that aren’t going to allow off-duty employees in active work areas during operations.

[Magoo48]

7. Billionaires reek of greed and the stench of self interest oozes from their holdings and hoards.

Union Strong.

[Aristus]

8. Make it go both ways, like they do in France.

Employers may not call or contact employees by telephone or e-mail at the employees’ homes during off-duty hours, weekends, or scheduled vacations.

Fair is fair.

[Mosby]

9. This statement is an obvious lie.

In the notice sent to employees, Amazon said it strived to create a safe environment for employees. “One part of this is knowing who is in our buildings at any given time, so we can quickly find and account for everyone in the event of an emergency,” the notice said.

Ever been to a zoo and went thru those metal bar gates? That's what you have to go thru at a Amazon facility, AFTER you scan your badge with built in RFID. Contractors are given temp badges, so the company not only knows how many people are inside a facility, they have a complete list of names.