VOTERS HEAD AG James sues Amazon
TO POLLS
(PNP) of Rufus Ewing. She dropped
the date on the opposition recently.
“Our best years are still ahead of us, it
is time for you to restore this faith that
you have shown. We shall ride the storm
and conquer the pandemic. I stand here
tonight, unafraid, undoubted. I come to
you as a daughter and a sister, a mother
and an aunt and because of what you
have made me a leader,” Premier Sharlene
Cartwright-Robinson said while
announcing the date.
To follow next is the Cayman Islands
where Governor Martyn Roper recently
dissolved the legislature, named March
1 as nomination day for presentation
of candidates and agreed with Premier
Alden McLaughlin that islanders will
vote on April 14, a month earlier than
planned.
The premier of this very stable but
idyllic tourism haven argues that efforts
by the opposition to remove Speaker
Mckeeva Bush could lead to parliamentary
and political instability so he has
decided to end the controversy by naming
an election date, dissolving parliament
and giving voters a chance to elect
a new team.
In nearby The Bahamas, Prime Minister,
Hubert Minnis seems set to call
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general elections a year ahead of schedule
to both catch the opposition off
guard and to win a new mandate before
the economic situation worsens owing
to the pandemic. The island has taken
a beating from grounded airlines, large
numbers of cruise ships in ports, the
closure of major hotels, resorts and casinos
and marine spots.
At the start of this week, authorities
opened several voter registration centers
as the elections commission ramps
up preparations for elections not due
until next year but will most likely be
held by the first half of this year. The
governing party has already screened
and identified nearly 10 parliamentary
candidates.
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ued profit over people, and has failed
to ensure the health and safety of its
workers,” she added. “The workers
who have powered this country and
kept it going during the pandemic are
the very workers who continue to be
treated the worst.
“As we seek to hold Amazon
accountable for its actions, my office
remains dedicated to protecting New
York workers from exploitation and
unfair treatment in all forms,” the
attorney general continued.
James opened an investigation
into Amazon in March 2020 following
numerous complaints about the
lack of precautions taken to protect
employees in Amazon facilities as New
York was ravaged by COVID-19.
The investigation was later broadened
to examine whether Amazon
unlawfully fired or disciplined employees
who reported these safety concerns.
In particular, the investigation
focused on two facilities with a combined
workforce of more than 5,000
individuals — JFK8, a fulfillment
center on Staten Island, and DBK1, a
distribution center in Queens.
At the time of these complaints,
New York City was the epicenter of
the pandemic in the United States,
and Staten Island had the highest per
capita rate of COVID-19 diagnoses in
New York City.
The Attorney General’s investigation
uncovered evidence showing that
Amazon’s health and safety response
violated state law with respect to
cleaning and disinfection protocols,
contact tracing and generally permitting
employees to take necessary precautions
to protect themselves from
the risk of COVID-19 infection, among
other things.
For example, James said Amazon
was notified of at least 250
employees at the Staten Island facility
who had positive COVID-19 tests
or diagnoses, with more than 90 of
those individuals present in the facility
within seven days of notification
to Amazon.
However, in all but seven of these
instances, the New York Attorney General
said Amazon failed to close any
portion of the facility after learning of
the positive cases.
Additionally, she said Amazon
implemented an inadequate COVID-19
tracing program that “failed to consistently
identify workers who came
into close contact with employees
who tested positive for COVID-19.”
On occasions, when a worker
reported having close contact with a
coworker with a positive COVID-19
test, James said Amazon dismissed the
worker’s concerns and did not investigate
or follow up on the reports.
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Turks and Caicos Premier, Sharlene
Cartwright-Robinson. Government of
the Turks and Caicos Islands
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