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Amazon suspends at least 50 workers after fire protest at Staten Island warehouse

Headline from CBS News, on the newest of 2 developments

Amazon suspended the workers, with pay, a day after the fire disrupted operations at the Staten Island warehouse.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Amazon workers carry out work stoppage after Staten Island warehouse fire

    Headline from Engadget ·

  2. Newest

    Amazon suspends at least 50 workers after fire protest at Staten Island warehouse

    Headline from CBS News ·

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14 articles, oldest first.

  1. Truthout

    Amazon Warehouse Workers Wage Work Stoppage in Protest After Fire Breaks Out (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    Amazon Labor Union says that over 650 workers waged a work stoppage in protest of unsafe working conditions.

  2. Engadget

    Amazon workers carry out work stoppage after Staten Island warehouse fire (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    At least 100 employees were demanding paid time off for the night..

  3. New York Times

    Amazon Suspends Workers After Protest Over Warehouse Fire (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Several dozen night-shift employees at a Staten Island site that recently voted to unionize had refused to work amid safety concerns.

  4. WHEC Rochester

    Amazon suspends at least 50 workers after fire protest (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    According to union organizers, Amazon has suspended at least 50 warehouse workers who refused to work their shifts following a trash compactor fire at one of its New York facilities. The company suspended the workers with pay on Tuesday, a day after the fire disrupted operations at the Staten Island…

  5. CBS News

    Amazon Labor Union says 50 workers suspended for refusing to work in "unsafe" Staten Island warehouse after fire (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The Amazon Labor Union calls the suspensions "clear retaliation" for employees' refusal to work in a warehouse they claim was full of smoke after a fire.

  6. FOX 5 New York

    Amazon suspends at least 50 workers at Staten Island facility after protest (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    According to union organizers, Amazon has suspended at least 50 warehouse workers who refused to work their shifts following a trash compactor fire at a facility on Staten Island.

  7. Insider

    Amazon suspended workers who refused to work after a fire broke out in a New York warehouse (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Amazon confirmed that some employees had been placed on paid investigatory suspension while the company looked into the incident.

  8. Truthout

    Amazon Suspends at Least 50 Workers in Response to Protest Over Warehouse Fire (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    Workers had refused to return to work after a fire broke out in a compactor in the warehouse.

  9. CBS News

    Amazon suspends at least 50 workers after fire protest at Staten Island warehouse (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Amazon suspended the workers, with pay, a day after the fire disrupted operations at the Staten Island warehouse.

  10. NBC New York

    Amazon Suspends At Least 50 Workers at New York Facility After Fire Protest (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Amazon has suspended at least 50 warehouse employees who refused to work their shifts following a trash compactor fire at one of its New York facilities, according to union organizers. The company suspended the workers, with pay, on Tuesday, a day after the fire disrupted operations at the Staten Is…

  11. Gothamist

    Amazon suspends dozens of workers who staged walkout after fire at warehouse (opens Gothamist)

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    Gothamist's feed description

    Several dozen workers received emails on Tuesday informing them of their suspension.

  12. KTVZ Bend

    Amazon suspends 50 workers who refused to work after warehouse fire (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Amazon suspended dozens of workers at its only unionized warehouse on Tuesday, one day after they organized a work stoppage following a fire at the facility. About 50 workers at the facility in Staten Island, New York were suspended with pay, according to Connor …

  13. FOX Business

    Amazon suspends at least 50 Staten Island union workers after protest over warehouse fire (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    At least 50 Amazon warehouse employees in New York City were suspended with pay after they refused to work at a Staten Island facility in the wake of a trash compactor fire.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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