Amazon made airport workers toil in 100-degree heat without shade, water — The trillion-dollar online retailer plans to appeal workplace safety citations and $14,625 in fines::The trillion-dollar online retailer plans to appeal Cal/OSHA citations and $14,625 in fines.

  • Deello@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

    Fines should be paid directly to the workers that had to work under these conditions. They should also be paid in multiples of yearly salary, it’s a trillion dollar company. The company pays more as a consequence and those that suffered get compensation. Maybe also a percentage should go to the agency (not Amazon related) overseeing this kind of thing like the NLRB.

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      4 months ago

      It should also penalize the decision makers who hide behind the facade of a faceless corporation to allow them to do terrible things without consequences

      • DoomBot5@lemmy.world
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        4 months ago

        To be fair, it’s the corporation that lets them do it. They still have their jobs and salaries after all.