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We write to you today shocked at reports that Amazon warehouses are not practicing the protocols necessary to protect the well-being of your workers and of the public…
Workers at Amazon’s JFK8 facility will walk out tomorrow due to the company’s lack of safety protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stuart Appelbaum, President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) issued the following statement…
"RWDSU members at Macy’s are covered under a collective bargaining agreement. Two weeks ago, we negotiated historic provisions for workers that expire on April 1st. Critically it included plans to negotiate future terms, which we are still doing. Macy's needs to do much more for its employees than what they have announced so far -- and we are pushing them to do that. They will be judged in the future by how they treat their employees now," said Stuart Appelbaum, President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU).
Chris Smalls, the worker who helped organize a walkout from an Amazon fulfillment center today, was informed that he would be dismissed from his position late this afternoon. Workers at Amazon’s JFK8 facility walked out due to the company’s lack of safety protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stuart Appelbaum, President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) issued the following statement…
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