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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kathleen Foody

Democrats question worker safety in Amazon warehouse rebuild

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Several members of Congress want Amazon to explain why an Illinois warehouse that collapsed during a 2021 tornado, killing six employees, is being rebuilt without adding upgraded storm shelters.

In a letter released publicly Thursday, U.S. Representatives Cori Bush of Missouri, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts said the e-commerce giant “has a responsibility to make the modest investments" and suggested the company was “putting your profits over workers' safety.”

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