While the majority of Americans follow indefinite orders to work from home or learn that they’re newly unemployed, hundreds of thousands of Amazon workers are going into its 175 fulfillment centers to meet unprecedented demand. In an effort to keep workers safe, Amazon now does temperature checks, gives out masks and says it’s taken “intense measures” to ensure workers stay 6 feet apart.
“I absolutely feel safe coming to the building every day. I would not be here if I didn’t,” said Adrian Melendez, the general manager of an Amazon fulfillment center in New Haven, Connecticut.
