Amazon permanently allows workers to carry phones following warehouse collapse
has reported."We recognize the desire for employees to keep their mobile phones with them inside facilities, and the last two years have demonstrated that we can safely do so," an internal message seen bystated."Therefore, we are making the temporary phone policy permanent worldwide, in all of our operations facilities."
Amazon planned to reinstate the mobile device ban following the COVID-19 pandemic. However, when its Edwardsville, Illinois warehouse collapsed in a tornado, killing six people, angry associates demanded permanent cellphone access for safety reasons. They delivered a petition to six Amazon warehouses in December, saying"taking our phones away isn't about safety, it's about controlling us.
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