Lawsuit: Amazon refused to give pregnant workers bathroom breaks and refused to give them permission to sit or use a chair and later fired them after a pregnancy-related hospitalization

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1392443/lawsuit-amazon-refused-to-give-pregnant-workers-bathroom-breaks-and-refused-to-to-give-t

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www.abetterbalance.org/nationwide-class-action-against-amazon-claims-abusive-treatment-of-pregnant-warehouse-workers/

I know this is an over simplification, but wouldn’t being unemployed be better than working for Amazon? They’re so over-the-top cruel to their employees, between piss bottles, tornado deaths, and now this?

I heard a while back there was a leaked internal memo Amazon was worried they might run out of workers since turnover is so high.

I guess some people dont mind/can tolerate those brutal conditions, so why would Amazon care to improve things?

Generally speaking, being able to afford food and shelter from the elements is much preferable than living under a bridge and starving. The former is much better for your baby as well.

Assuming zero public assistance or friends or family or charity is available? Completely on your own? Of course some people are in that spot but I have a hard time believing the average person has nobody in their life they could ask for some kind of help.

Is the solution is to just accept your working conditions? I also have a hard time seeing that as the solution.

Have you ever tried applying for public assistance? Do you think that a government which is already failing to enforce the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act is doing much to ensure that welfare is accessible to anyone?

My family let me stay with them about two weeks after my ex husband illegally kicked me out. I slept on a friends floor for about a year after. I was lucky to have that level of help. Many do not.

The way I got out of that situation was working (and continuing to work) 60-80 hours a week.

I have, it took a few weeks, I know it’s not instant… better than just giving up and not even trying tho, no? Even if it’s only a couple hundred a month.

I know some people do not have anywhere or anyone to turn to, I tried to mention that in my original post… maybe most people are that alone.