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• @business @business on x

  Five warehouse workers in Europe have contracted the coronavirus, while in the U.S. Amazon is struggling to hire enough people to meet an order spike https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @kenbensinger Ken Bensinger on x

  Sales of just one kind of 1,000 sheet toilet paper on Amazon increased a whopping 944% for the first two weeks of March due to Coronavirus. That wild surge in demand is pushing workers to the limit — and could be endangering their health. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... @ceodon…

• @spencersoper Spencer Soper on x

  The hiring comes as coronavirus spreads through Amazon facilities in Europe and confusion and fear hits its delivery network in the US: https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @mattmday Matt Day on x

  Amazon's dealing with at least 5 Covid-19 cases among warehouse workers in Europe. They've kept those buildings open so far. We looked at Amazon's emerging dilemma: Ecommerce is crucial right now. Can they keep the trucks rolling & protect their workers? https://www.bloomberg.com…

• @tsgiles Tom Giles on x

  Amazon's delivery machine showing signs of coronavirus-fueled strain; covid-19 cases have shown up at Amazon warehouses in Spain and Italy; workers at one site in Northern Italy went on strike, saying the company isn't protecting them https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @profcarroll @profcarroll on x

  Even Amazon doesn't have enough protective equipment. Let that sink in. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ...

• @josheidelson Josh Eidelson on x

  “Others note that managers continue to insist on holding ‘stand-up’ staff meetings before every shift at every facility, despite vocal concerns from workers that the practice of squeezing dozens of employees into a small area together for 10 or 15 minutes at a time is dangerous” …

• @ceodonovan Caroline O'Donovan on x

  1500 Amazon workers have now signed a petition demanding more protections from coronavirus at work https://www.facebook.com/... https://twitter.com/...