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Amazon workers quit jobs at air cargo facility, demanding better wages and working conditions

(CNN Business)A coalition of Amazon employees quit their jobs Monday at an air cargo facility in San Bernardino, Calif. Demanded wages and working conditions, the latest sign that worker organizing efforts continue to spread across the tech giant's massive retail and logistics networks.

The worker group that organized the strike called itself Inland Empire Amazon Workers United, and on Monday he claimed in an online post that more than 150 workers had participated in a coordinated work stoppage. However, Amazon disputed the figure, saying 74 workers went on strike. The organizers of the strike told CNN Business that it was a large part of the shifts going on at the time.

In a statement posted online by a worker group, Organizers said more than 800 people had signed a petition calling for the facility to raise its base salary to $22 an hour. , up from $17. Workers' groups cited rising rents and living costs in the area in a statement calling for better wages.

In a statement, organizers also claimed "dangerous heat conditions" remained in many work areas, with temperatures hovering at 95 degrees Fahrenheit at the San Bernardino Cargo Airport for 20 days last month. I pointed out that I have reached the above.

"Working in the heat makes it suffocating," said a worker named Melissa Ojeda in a statement released by the group. "You need to take a break and you can overheat very easily. It's not easy to take a break to cool down."

An Amazon spokesperson In a statement provided to CNN Business, Paul Flanningan said the company was "proud to be hiring full-time employees at the San Bernardino Air Hub and offering the lowest starting salary across the region." $17 an hour,” said Flanningan, who said full-time employees can earn up to $19.25 an hour, “health care from day one, 401(k) with 50% corporate match, paid up to 20 weeks. You will receive industry-leading benefits, including parental leave,” he added.

"While we have many established ways to ensure that our internal employees are heard, we also respect their right to make their opinions known externally," the statement added. “While we are always listening and looking for ways to improve, we are proud to offer competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits and an engaging and safe work experience to our local teams.

The strikes followed unionization efforts at other Amazon facilities. Earlier this year, workers at a warehouse in Staten Island, New York voted to form the first U.S. labor union in Amazon's history. (Amazon is now trying to reverse the election results.) Amazon workers are also pushing for unionization at a facility in Bessemer, Alabama, and at an AmazonFresh store in Seattle.

The ongoing organizing effort within Amazon has drawn support from labor advocates and progressive politicians across the country, including Senator Bernie Sanders, who has long been a vocal critic of the company. continue to collect

"I stand in solidarity with his Amazon workers in San Bernardino, Calif., who quit their jobs today to protest underpaid & unsafe working conditions," Sanders said Monday. tweeted on the night of He also referred to his Andy Jassy, ​​CEO of Amazon,the total compensation package granted in 2021,adding: safe workplace.