Concerns have been raised over worker safety in regards to issues such as social distancing and protective equipment at Amazon sites amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Worker concerns persist, from an inability to maintain social distancing to a lack of personal protective equipment and hand sanitizer," their letter said."This is not isolated to our districts, as reports continue to surface across the country about unsafe conditions in Amazon facilities and Amazon workers dying from COVID-19."
Rep. Rashida Tlaib speaks during a town hall hosted by the NAACP on September 11, 2019 in Washington, D.C. She has raised concern over working conditions at Amazon facilities.The letter from the Michigan reps. comes after Amazon workers at the Romulus fulfillment center in Detroit walked off site last month.
The state has seen some of the strictest measures in the U.S. implemented amid the crisis, prompting protests which drew support from President Donald Trump, though has begun to look to reopening.
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