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.

There’s some public assistance available, but for some things (like housing, sadly), they’re not always immediately available, and there can be long waiting lists.

“Average person” might depend on age group. You’re probably right about the average 20-something, but as we age, family members die and friends move away or start families of their own. (Though, in this context, you’re probably right because it’s about people who are pregnant. The average pregnant person probably has at least one person they could ask for help.)