A group of workers at an Amazon warehouse in New York City walked off the job and went on strike Monday afternoon, demanding the company shut down and thoroughly clean the sprawling facility.
, which has killed nearly 800 people in New York City, has also prompted threatened work stoppages at the online grocery shopping and delivery service Instacart and a planned"sickout" by workers at Whole Foods, a subsidiary of Amazon.
Christian Smalls holds a sign at an Amazon distribution center during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease, in the Staten Island borough of New York, March 30, 2020. He said he sent the infected worker home on Tuesday when she was showing symptoms of illness. He said the worker was tested on Wednesday but was allowed to return to work until her test results came back positive on Thursday.
Protesters are seen at an Amazon distribution center during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease, in the Staten Island borough of New York, March 30, 2020.People are there working and they’re putting their lives at risk because there are a number of cases that they are not aware of. In a statement to ABC News, Amazon said it has been working to keep employees safe at the Staten Island fulfillment center, adding that claims made by Smalls that the company is putting workers in jeopardy are"simply unfounded."
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