About 30 workers at a Joliet, Illinois, Amazon warehouse known as MDW2 on Tuesday walked out, a collective action they are calling “Prime Walkout” according to Warehouse Workers for Justice, a labor advocacy and education center.
The workers also posted a letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy saying they’re exercising their “right to engage in concerted activities for the purpose of mutual aid and protection” under national labor and occupational safety laws and demanding “a safer and healthier workplace and a living wage of $25 per hour.”
An Amazon spokesperson, speaking by phone, downplayed the action, saying that just 10 workers joined a group gathered at the site during their lunch break. “We value employee feedback and are always listening,” Amazon said in an emailed statement, noting it is investing $1 billion in front-line employee wage hikes this year.
Source: Retail Dive
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