A 2021 law to protect California warehouse workers has resulted in a $6 million fine against Amazon.
Packages move down a conveyor system at an Amazon Fulfillment Center in Sacramento on Feb. 9, 2018. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP PhotoA 2021 law has resulted in a $6 million penalty against Amazon for allegedly not notifying employees at two Inland Empire facilities of production targets.
“If you don’t work a certain number of items per day and make sure you meet your rate you’ll get a write-up, or a verbal coaching,” Carrie Stone, an ONT8 worker, said at a press conference today. “My manager said I missed it by 1%, and I got the write-up. I didn’t even know what the target was for the day. I could lose my job if I get a certain number of write-ups.
California Labor Federation leader Lorena Gonzalez authored the law as an Assemblymember after several news investigations and advocacy reports highlighted how demands for speed and production drove a
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