Best News Network

Amazon Workers at Joliet Warehouse Walk Out on Cyber Monday

Amazon’s working conditions have been under fire for a while now — and employees at the Joliet, Illinois warehouse have had enough.



Bloomberg | Getty Images

For the second time in two months, employees at the facility are calling for fair pay and safer working conditions, CBS Chicago reported, with today’s protest occurring on one of Amazon’s biggest sales days of the year: Cyber Monday.

Related: Amazon Workers in New York City Target a Union Vote

The Joliet warehouse is a cross-dock facility that serves as a central point for an influx of goods from vendors around the world — and it’s the only one in the state.

In October, employees at the center protested during the first day of the company’s fall Prime sale event, The Chicago Tribune reported. According to Warehouse Workers for Justice, the Amazon workers called for safe working conditions and a base pay rate of $25 per hour.

October’s protest followed racist death threats that were allegedly scrawled on a bathroom wall at the facility in May. After the incident, some workers filed complaints with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

The Joliet workers claim that shutting down their facility on Cyber Monday could cause Amazon to lose millions of dollars every minute, per CBS Chicago.

Related: Amazon Accused of Illegally Interfering With Union Election

Amazon.com, Inc is down 47% year over year.

Stay connected with us on social media platform for instant update click here to join our  Twitter, & Facebook

We are now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel (@TechiUpdate) and stay updated with the latest Technology headlines.

For all the latest Business News Click Here 

 For the latest news and updates, follow us on Google News

Read original article here

Denial of responsibility! NewsAzi is an automatic aggregator around the global media. All the content are available free on Internet. We have just arranged it in one platform for educational purpose only. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content and do not want us to publish your materials on our website, please contact us by email – [email protected]. The content will be deleted within 24 hours.