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Inside the invisible retail underclass working through the holidays, as Walmart and Amazon's booming online sales turn warehouse workers into 'the backbone of our economy'

whether by being struck by stacked boxes, forklift turnovers, or repetitive motion injuries. Twenty-eight warehouse workers died on the job in 2018, the most recent year the Bureau of Labor Statistics has recorded data on industry deaths. Warehouse workers face COVID risks and no clear answersMonica Moody said she realized her job at an Amazon fulfillment center in Charlotte, North Carolina was unsafe soon after she started in October 2019.

"It's like Russian roulette, when you're trying to protect yourself and put food on the table," Moody said of uncertainty around COVID exposure. Employers have rolled out new precautions during the pandemic, such as distributing face masks to workers, announcing social distancing policies, and conducting temperature checks.

But, some workers say that enforcement of these new rules is uneven and has failed to stop the spread of the virus. with the exception of long-term care facilities. Making up 12.8% of outbreaks, these factories, warehouses, and other manufacturing sites account for more cases than restaurants, bars, or colleges. Booming e-commerce sales, skyrocketing warehouse employment, and COVID anxiety are the backdrop for an unprecedented holiday shopping season.

 

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A big thank you to all key workers especially with non-essential shops closed we wouldn't get stuff otherwise.

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