Amazon shipper forced driver to continue bringing packages between storm alarms

An Amazon sender to Illinois told the pilot to keep bringing packages despite the sound of a hurricane warning of impending danger. That’s according to the pictures shared this week and What happened last Friday before a typhoon in the Amazon storm in Edwardsville, Illinois, led to . “Keep driving,” the sender said in a message sent at 7:08 PM the same night. “We can’t just call people to warn them unless Amazon tells us to do so.”

After being told to “continue giving birth” a second time in half an hour, the driver said he wanted to return for safety. “If you look at the radar, the storm will be above me for 30 minutes.” To that end, he was told that he would be fired if he returned.

“If you decide to go back with your pack, it will look like you are rejecting your way, which will eventually end up with no job tomorrow morning,” the sender said. “I’m in a dangerous car with no safe place to go and a hurricane on the ground,” the driver replied before being told to hide.

In words of Bloomberg, Amazon said the dispatcher did not follow safety instructions. The company also said it was investigating the incident and that the driver was safe. Here are all the words of the sentence he shared with the store:

This was the case in a large area, and unfortunately the dispatcher who worked with the relief service did not follow security measures. The dispatcher had to order the driver immediately to find a hiding place when the driver said he heard a storm. While texting was taking place, the Amazon team was making sure that every freight forwarder ordered their drivers to find a place to stay or to find a place to stay and advised them to stop sending in the evening. We are pleased that the driver is safe and we are applying what we have learned from this experience to improve our principles and guidance for co-workers and drivers. There is no problem if the sender threatens the driver’s job, and we are investigating more of the incident and will do whatever is necessary.

Amazon’s policies have led to a number of events where employees are expected to work even in hot weather. In September, the heat stress in Ida led to a flood in New York City, a retailer kept its storage. In 2017, drivers told Bryan Menegus of Engadget, , delivered the package after Hurricane Irma. The company is also known for opening its premises despite the extreme heat. During the hot weather that hit the Pacific Northwest last summer, workers worked as heaters inside one of the company’s offices. .

The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration is collapse of a warehouse in Illinois. According to staff who spoke with Bloomberg, the site did not make any pre-storm storms which would have prepared them for emergencies.