As Covid-19 rips through our country leaving hundreds of thousands dead, Jeff Bezos is refusing to protect his Amazon employees from the deadly pandemic.
Right now, warehouse workers are under intense pressure to package and ship an avalanche of new Cyber Monday orders.
And if they take a break to simply wash their hands before moving on to the next task, they could be fired for spending too much “time off task” and not meeting impossible production requirements.
No worker should have to sacrifice basic safety measures in this pandemic out of fear of losing their job. That is why Amazon executives need to hear from customers like you right now.
Add your name to demand that Amazon end their “time off task” policy and production requirements.
Amazon knows that their policies are especially dangerous during a pandemic. After months of walkouts and demonstrations by warehouse employees, and public outrage from SumOfUs members like you, the company agreed to stop enforcing the “time off task” policy and production quotas.
But they were quietly reinstated back in October ahead of Prime Day and the holiday rush. If we put the spotlight on this inhumane policy during Amazon’s busiest week of the year, we can force the company to ditch it for good.
Demand that Amazon value the lives of its workers more than the promise of two-day shipping.
While Jeff Bezos and the other Amazon execs work from home and make billions of dollars off of online gift orders, thousands of their warehouse workers -- most of whom are people of color -- are getting sick due to Amazon’s failure to protect its employees.
Amazon has reported that almost 20,000 of their employees have already tested COVID positive, and that was before the recent surge of new cases nationwide. If the company does not immediately end its inhumane and life-threatening production requirements, then that number could skyrocket this holiday season.
It is up to us to use our collective power to support and protect the warehouse workers.
Together, we can send a strong message to Amazon that we care more about human life than fast shipping.
Act now to tell Amazon executives that no one should ever have to decide between protecting their job or protecting their health.
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