Amazon workers walk out over lack of protective gear amid coronavirus
by Kenya Evelyn in Washington from Technology | The Guardian on (#51EYS)
More than 100 workers went on strike at a New York City facility after reports of multiple employees testing positive for Covid-19
Amazon workers walked out of a New York City facility on Monday, going on strike and demanding increased protective gear and hazard pay as they work through the coronavirus pandemic.
"Since the building won't close by itself, we're going to have to force their hand," Chris Smalls, lead organizer of the Staten Island strike, told CNBC. He added that workers "will not return until the building gets sanitized".
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