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A recent report from the Intercept reveals that internal documents show that Amazon is aware that many of its workers have been forced to urinate in bottles despite recent public denials by the company that such events ever took place.
Breitbart News reported yesterday that e-commerce giant Amazon has begun a new tactic in its PR battle against stories of its extreme workplace conditions, now just outright denying many previously documented issues.
In a reply to a tweet from Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) who complained about the firm’s union-busting tactics and that some of its workers were forced to “urinate in water bottles,” Amazon’s Twitter account responded: “You don’t really believe the peeing in bottles thing, do you? If that were true, nobody would work for us.”
Many were quick to point out that the situation has been well documented in the past:
Now, the Intercept reports that internal documents show that Amazon executives are well aware of the issue and have acknowledged it internally.
The Intercept writes:
One document from January, marked “Amazon Confidential,” details various infractions by Amazon employees, including “public urination” and “public defecation.” The document was provided to The Intercept by an Amazon employee in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who, like most of the employees I talked to, was granted anonymity to avoid professional reprisal
The employee also provided an email sent by an Amazon logistics area manager last May that chastised employees for defecating into bags. “This evening, an associate discovered human feces in an Amazon bag that was returned to station by a driver. This is the 3rd occasion in the last 2 months when bags have been returned to station with poop inside. We understand that DA’s [driver associates] may have emergencies while on-road, and especially during Covid, DAs have struggled to find bathrooms while delivering.”
“We’ve noticed an uptick recently of all kinds of unsanitary garbage being left inside bags: used masks, gloves, bottles of urine,” the email continues. “By scanning the QR code on the bag, we can easily identify the DA who was in possession of the bag last. These behaviors are unacceptable, and will result in Tier 1 Infractions going forward. Please communicate this message to your drivers. I know if may seem obvious, or like something you shouldn’t need to coach, but please be explicit when communicating the message that they CANNOT poop, or leave bottles of urine inside bags.”
One former Amazon delivery driver, Halie Marie Brown, told The Intercept that the practice “happens because we are literally implicitly forced to do so, otherwise we will end up losing our jobs for too many ‘undelivered packages.’”
An email that Brown previously received from her former manager in August stated: “In the morning, you must check your van thoroughly for garbage and urine bottle. If you find urine bottle (s) please report to your lead, supporting staff or me. Vans will be inspected by Amazon during debrief, if urine bottle (s) are found, you will be issue an infraction tier 1 for immediate offboarding.”
Amazon does prohibit the practice and refers to it as a “Tier 1″ infraction, which employees have stated can lead to termination but delivery drivers state that this is disingenuous as they are unable to meet their quotes otherwise. One Amazon delivery employee based in Massachusetts stated: “They give us 30 minutes of paid breaks, but you will not finish your work if you take it, no matter how fast you are.”
When asked if managed had been more lenient on quotas after discovering that employees were being forced to urinate and defecate in their delivery vans, Brown responded: “Not at all. In fact, over the course of my time there, our package and stop counts actually increased substantially.”
Lucas Nolan is a reporter for Breitbart News covering issues of free speech and online censorship. Follow him on Twitter @LucasNolanor contact via secure email at the address lucasnolan@protonmail.com
A person was more likely to be murdered in some of the largest cities in the United States last year than in some of Latin America’s deadliest countries, a Breitbart News analysis of 2018 homicide rates per 100,000 inhabitants shows.
Breitbart News’ estimates are primarily gleaned from the latest U.S. Census Bureau and CIA World Factbook population data in conjunction with 2018 murder figures, reported by large U.S. cities with a population higher than 100,000 and foreign governments.
In 2018, the murder rate was higher in St. Louis (61 per 100,000) than in El Salvador (54 per 100,000) and Honduras (36 per 100,000).
In Baltimore, the homicide rate of 51 per 100,000 residents was higher than Honduras and nearly the same as in El Salvador.
According to various estimates, El Salvador (3,340), and Honduras (3,310) are among the deadliest in Latin America, a phenomenon that has triggered an exodus of migrants to the U.S. borders who cite violence at home as the main reason for leaving.
The United States, however, is facing its own problems with violence. Most of the major U.S. cities in the United States have been Democrat strongholds for decades. While Democrats in Congress have repeatedly demanded that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration take in all asylum-seekers fleeing crime and gangs in their home country, they are struggling to keep some of their constituent population safe from similar threats–sometimes the same gangs.
The top five large cities (population higher than 100,000) with the highest murder rate in the United States last year — St. Louis, Baltimore, Detroit, New Orleans, and Memphis — are all run by Democrat mayors.
Despite the high number of homicides in large U.S. cities, New York University’s Brennan Center for Justice estimated days before the end of 2018 that the overall murder rate in the 30 biggest cities in the United States dropped by six percent, continuing a downward trend.
The center reported:
The 2018 murder rate in the 30 largest cities is estimated to decline by nearly 6 percent. Large decreases this year in Chicago and San Francisco, as well as moderate decreases in other cities such as Baltimore, contributed to this decline.
The murder rate in Chicago — which increased significantly in 2015 and 2016 — is projected to decline by 18.1 percent in 2018. The murder rate in San Francisco is estimated to all by nearly 27 percent. Baltimore’s 2018 murder rate is projected to decline by 7.4 percent.
Some cities are projected to see their murder rates rise, including Washington, D.C. (by 39.5 percent), and Houston (by 22.6 percent). Further study is needed to better understand the causes of these rises.
In Baltimore, the majority (175) of murder victims were shot in the head, the Baltimore Sun reported.
The top 10 American cities with the highest murder rates last year are: St. Louis — 61 per 100,000; Baltimore — 51 per 100,000; Detroit — 39 per 100,000; New Orleans — 37 per 100,000; Memphis — 29 per 100,000; Las Vegas — 25 per 100,000; Indianapolis — 24 per 100,000; Washington, D.C. — 23 per 100,000; Philadelphia — 22 per 100,000; and Chicago — 21 per 100,000.
Some assessments have deemed Venezuela, El Salvador, and Honduras the most violent countries in Latin America.
This article has been updated.
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U.S. Personal Spending and Incomes Fell More Than Expected in February
U.S. consumer spending fell more than expected in February as parts of the country were paralyzed by the cold and the prior month’s stimulus boost faded.
Personal consumption expenditures fell one percent, a deeper drop than the 0.7 percent forecast by economists. That followed an upwardly 3.4 percent gain in January when households received stimulus checks authorized at the end of 2020.
Incomes fell by even more, dropping by 7.1 percent. That was slightly more than expected. In January, person income jumped 10.1 percent, slightly more than originally reported.
Disposable person income, which is household income after taxes, fell eight percent after rising 11.4 percent in January.
The saving rate—the difference between consumption and income—was 13.6 percent. In the 10 years prior to the pandemic, the raving rate ranged between six and eight percent. In April of 2020, it hit an all-time high of 32.2 percent as businesses were shuttered, the first round of covid relief payments hit bank accounts, and precautionary psychology encouraged Americans to pull back on spending.
Spending on consumer goods fell three percent in February after rising 8.4 percent in January. Spending on service ticked up one-tenth of a percentage point after rising nine-tenths in January, reflecting early easing of state restrictions on businesses.
The decline is likely to be short-lived. Many states eased restrictions on business operations in March and the weather was much more accomodating. Vaccinations are spreading rapidly, easing back on fear and the need to practice isolating social-distancing. And the third round of relief payments hit bank accounts this month, guaranteeing that personal incomes will jump.
Inflation was muted in February. The price index for personal consumption expenditures, the Fed’s preferred gauge of inflation, rose 1.6 percent compared with March of 2020. Core PCE inflation—which excludes food and energy—rose by 1.4 percent year-over-year, a slower pace of price gainst than January’s 1.5 percent.
Wages were flat for the month across the private and public sectors.