On Wednesday, a group of Amazon workers in Atlanta picketed outside one of the company’s warehouses in East Point, calling for better working conditions and protection from extreme heat.
On the outskirts of the location’s security gate, picketing workers walk resolutely with signs in one hand and bottles of water in the other.
Joan Morris, an employee at the South Atlanta facility, states that on some workdays, the heat can become unbearable due to the lack of air conditioning.
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