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Amazon Suspends 50 Workers at Unionized Warehouse in Staten Island

HeadlineOct 05, 2022

In labor news, Amazon has suspended 50 workers who refused to go back to work after a fire broke out inside a warehouse in Staten Island, New York. Workers said it was not safe to go back due to smoke and flooding. The suspensions occurred at the only unionized Amazon warehouse in the United States. This comes as the Amazon Labor Union is calling on the company to stop stalling and start negotiating with the union.

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