Police in Lakeville, Massachusetts, USA, discovered abandoned goods early Sunday morning (December 22) unattended on the side of the road in a wooded area, the Lakeville Police Department announced on Monday (December 23).
At approximately 2 am, police officer Shawn Robert was on routine patrol when he noticed items unattended in the area.
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Upon further investigation, Robert determined there were three large totes full ofAmazonpackages that were spread out several feet into the woods.
Approximately 80Amazonpackages were unveiled, Lakeville Police’s Chief Matthew Perkins announced.
“I am proud of the way our Lakeville Police officers handled and investigated this matter,” Perkins said.
An Amazon driver visited the Lakeville Police Department on Monday and reported that they left the packages on the side of the road at about 7 p.m. on Saturday (December 21) because they were stressed, law enforcementrevealed.
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The driver reportedly planned to report the incident to their manager as Perkins said: “At this time, we are not seekingcriminal chargesand are considering this a human resources matter for Amazon.”
Lakeville Police have already contacted the local Amazon distribution center and returned the packages to Amazon; they have also not sought any criminal charges.
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The walkouts, which include picketing in locations likeNew York City‘s Queens and Staten Island, were organized in response to Amazon ignoring a union-imposed deadline.
Moreover, the Teamsters said the workers were striking because Amazon didn’t pay attention to a deadline they set for a new work deal on December 15,CBS Newsreported on Thursday.
The Teamsters, representing nearly 10,000 workers at 10 Amazon facilities, claimed the strike was the largest against the company in US history, with workers in multiple states—including California, Illinois, and Georgia—joining in solidarity.
He added: “If your package is delayed during the holidays, you can blame Amazon’s insatiable greed.”
The packages were consequently returned to Amazon with no criminal charges pursued
Meanwhile, Amazon reportedly said the delivery drivers, which the Teamsters have organized for more than a year, aren’t its employees.
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Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said in a statement: “For more than a year now, the Teamsters have continued to intentionally mislead the public — claiming that they represent ‘thousands of Amazon employees and drivers.’
“They don’t, and this is another attempt to push a false narrative.”
Police in Lakeville, Massachusetts, USA, discovered abandoned goods early Sunday morning (December 22)
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She continued: “The truth is that the Teamsters have actively threatened, intimidated, and attempted to coerce Amazon employees and third-party drivers to join them, which is illegal and is the subject of multiple pending unfair labor practice charges against the union.”
Yet, Amazon has been criticized for perpetuating economic inequality. According toOxfam, the company has contributed to a system that undermines fair pay and workplace equality, benefiting from low wages while executives earn millions.
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Amazon pays a minimum wage of just $15 an hour. Given the surging cost-of-living crises in recent years, experts at Living Wage for US estimate the living wage in the US is $22.20 an hour.
According to the US Department of the Treasury, lack of labor market competition means that workers generally earn 20 percent less than they otherwise would.
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