Amazon wants to turn its famous two-day delivery into just one-day on most Prime orders. But can warehouse workers handle it?
The company's plan to spend $800 million this spring to speed up deliveries for Prime members has sparked a tense back-and-forth between an Amazon executive and the leader of a major workers' union.Stuart Appelbaum, president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, said speeding up deliveries could be dangerous for Amazon fulfillment center employees. Appelbaum said workers are already struggling to keep pace and handle 200 to 300 orders during a single 12-hour shift.
which represents workers in brick-and-mortar grocery stores, has advocated for Amazon workers in the past and is trying to help them unionize in some parts of the country. Amazon warehouse workers in the United States aren't unionized. also criticized Amazon's plan for a second headquarters in New York City. That plan was eventually scrapped.Read MoreAmazon's Dave Clark, senior vice president of worldwide operations, shot back at Appelbaum's remarks. He accused the union leader of continuing to"spout falsehoods.""We appreciate his concern for our associates but his concern is misguided and self-serving," Clark said in a statement shared by Amazon.
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