After Six Amazon Employees Were Killed, Workers Are Demanding Safer Working Conditions
"Amazon was supposed to keep them safe. They didn't do that. How does a company worth over $1 trillion let this happen?"
The fight for justice and accountability continues for six Amazon employees who were killed when a warehouse roof collapsed during a tornado in December.
Despite multiple severe tornado watch alerts in the surrounding area, Amazon workers were advised not to leave the facility the night of the storm.
Federal officials are investigating possible health and safety violations at the facility in Edwardsville, Illinois, a suburb of St. Louis. Illinois lawmakers are considering raising statewide standards for warehouse construction to prevent future tragedies. And family members of one of the employees, Austin McEwen, recently filed a wrongful death suit against the giant retailer.
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