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Michael Sainato

‘Locked out by a robot’: Amazon Fresh accused of retaliation to union drive

An Amazon Fresh store is seen in Seattle, Washington. The company is currently resisting a unionization effort at one of its stores in the city.
An Amazon Fresh store is seen in Seattle, Washington. The company is resisting a unionization effort at one of its stores in the city. Photograph: Toby Scott/Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock

Las week, 26-year-old Kaylyn Richards received an automated email informing her that she was terminated from her job at an Amazon Fresh grocery retail store in Seattle.

Earlier that week, Richards had spoken with one of her managers about clerical problems she was having with the attendance time clock, as she was erroneously docked attendance points, though she noted she had never missed shifts or used paid time off if doing so. A manager reassured her the clerical errors made clocking in and out through the app would be resolved.

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