‘People need to be held accountable, even [Amazon owner] Jeff Bezos himself,’ Amazon worker and leader of strike says
Employees are demanding that the Staten Island site be closed for at least two weeks and sanitised. The e-commerce giant closed a warehouse in Queens for cleaning after an employee tested positive, as reported by. They're asking for workers to be paid during this time and for retroactive compensation for those who had already stayed home out of fear for their health and safety.
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