{"id":383073,"date":"2021-12-19T01:28:11","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T22:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/amazon-worker-told-to-keep-delivering-during-tornado-report\/"},"modified":"2021-12-19T01:28:11","modified_gmt":"2021-12-18T22:28:11","slug":"amazon-worker-told-to-keep-delivering-during-tornado-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amazon-worker-told-to-keep-delivering-during-tornado-report\/","title":{"rendered":"#Amazon worker told to &#8216;keep delivering&#8217; during tornado: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Amazon worker told to &#8216;keep delivering&#8217; during tornado: report<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>An Illinois Amazon driver was threatened with termination if she stopped delivering packages during the deadly tornado that recently ripped through the state and killed six other workers at a distribution facility.<\/p>\n<p>The unidentified Amazon driver was told to \u201ckeep delivering\u201d amid the wails of emergency sirens before a tornado hit the area on Dec. 10, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/features\/2021-12-17\/amazon-tornado-aftermath-workers-say-they-lacked-emergency-training\">according to Bloomberg.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cRadio\u2019s been going off,\u201d the driver wrote in a text obtained by Bloomberg <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKeep delivering,\u201d came the response from her supervisor. \u201cWe can\u2019t just call people back for a warning unless Amazon tells us to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When the driver suggested that she return to base, the supervisor warned that she could get fired for failing to complete her delivery run.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving alarms going off next to me and nothing but locked building (sic) around me isn\u2019t sheltering in place,\u201d texted the desperate driver. \u201cThat\u2019s waiting to turn this van into my casket.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The texts emerged as workers questioned the company\u2019s commitment to the safety of their employees as workers at an Amazon facility in Edwardsville were told to shelter in a bathroom during the deadly twister which flattened the building and killed six employees.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/amazon-worker-tornado-comp.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Amazon drivers are still delivering packages in the middle of an active Tornado warning in #Omaha days after Amazon warehouse workers were killed in an Illinois tornado.\" class=\"wp-image-20542483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/amazon-worker-tornado-comp.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/amazon-worker-tornado-comp.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/amazon-worker-tornado-comp.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Amazon drivers were still delivering packages in the middle of an active tornado warning in Omaha, Nebraska.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\/@ShutUpPeck<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Workers at a tornado-ravaged candle factory in Kentucky said they would be fired if they fled the facility as the tornado closed in Dec. 10. In Omaha, Amazon drivers were still delivering packages during active tornado warnings, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShutUpPeck\/status\/1471238020653359114\">according to a tweet<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>.\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMLG0nwswvr63Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more News articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/12\/18\/amazon-worker-told-to-keep-delivering-during-tornado-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#Amazon worker told to &#8216;keep delivering&#8217; during tornado: report&#8221; An Illinois Amazon driver was threatened with termination if she stopped delivering packages during the deadly tornado that recently ripped through the state and killed six other workers at a distribution facility. 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