Bernie Sanders Launches Investigation Into Amazon’s ‘Dangerous, Illegal’ Warehouse Conditions

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has launched an investigation into what he says is Amazon’s “disastrous safety record” and unfair treatment of workers who suffer injuries in its warehouses.
Sanders, who chairs the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, sent a letter (pdf) to Amazon Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy to inform him of the investigation on June 20.
The letter claims that the conditions at Amazon’s warehouses are “dangerous and illegal” and accuses the retail giant of being on a “quest for profits at all costs” which has, in turn, led to “unsafe physical environments, intense pressure to work at unsustainable rates, and inadequate medical attention for tens of thousands of Amazon workers every year.”…}