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Article

9 Aug 2019

Author:
Hannah Jones, City Pages

USA: Amazon workers end strike after agreement reached over parking conditions and acknowledgement of Eid holiday

"Eagan Amazon workers strike so they can park without getting towed", 9 August 2019

...Shakopee’s Amazon facility has become the center of a massive labor movement, mostly led by East African immigrants...on Thursday...About 80 workers walked off the job for over two hours, mostly because they wanted to be able to drive to work without getting their cars towed.

...a worker named Satuna...said cars are sometimes double-parked just so workers can find space amid the delivery trucks, vans, and shuttles...Workers were told that their cars would be towed and they'd be fined $350 if they got in the way of the other vehicles...

 ...They wanted Amazon to repay the workers who’d had their cars towed, and provide more parking...They also asked for an offsite punch-in station so workers wouldn’t be punished if they had to park in a faraway overflow lot...Finally, they asked that management recognize the upcoming Eid holiday...

... management eventually "assented" and promised new spots would be purchased on the other side of the highway...

 An Amazon spokesperson sent the following statement: "We have been working to support the site, including providing onsite parking, offsite parking and shuttles. We’re committed to listening to our teams, and will continue to find parking solutions to support the site."