NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Tuesday slammed Amazon for its alleged poor working conditions after a report found employees had to go to the bathroom in bags.
The Bronx congresswoman criticized the company in a tweet to Amazon spokesperson Jay Carney, referencing a report from The Intercept that cited internal Amazon documents and alleged that employees went to the bathroom in bags due to the pressure to meet quotas.
“A loved one of mine worked Amazon delivery last year & left because that’s how dangerous it felt to them working for a company that also puts so much performance pressure on their workers that defecating in bags is a common enough occurrence that there are internal memos about it,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote.
Approximately 6,000 Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, are set to vote before Monday on whether they want to unionize.
“Amazon workers in Alabama are sick and tired of being treated like robots. They are standing up and fighting back, and I am proud to support them,” Sen. Bernie Sanders tweeted along with a video showing the workers' unionization efforts.
Carney responded to Sanders in another tweet.
“With all due respect, Senator @BernieSanders, you’re wrong on this. We treat our employees with dignity and respect. We offer a $15 min wage, health care from day one, and a safe, inclusive workplace,” Carney wrote.
“Once again, we invite you to take a tour so you can see for yourself. And since there are 40m Americans earning less than Amazon’s starting wage, we ask you and your colleagues to please raise the federal minimum to $15 as well,” he added.