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Amazon begins temperature checks and will provide surgical masks at warehouses

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265 points ajaviaad | 2 comments | 02 Apr 20 14:47 UTC | HN request time: 1.238s | source
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oski ◴[02 Apr 20 16:42 UTC] No.22760865[source]▶
TL;DR: starting next week, Amazon will start:

1) taking temperatures of employees, fever >100.4°F to be sent home for min 3 days

2) giving surgical masks to employees once it receives shipments of orders of “millions”

3) using machine learning-powered video software to monitor social distancing

(Shameless plug for a little site I made to help spread the word that we need #masks4all: https://shouldiwearafacemask.com)

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1. xenospn ◴[02 Apr 20 16:51 UTC] No.22760971[source]▶
Would they have implemented any of these steps without collective action taken by employees and the threat of strike?
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2. claudeganon ◴[02 Apr 20 17:10 UTC] No.22761185[source]▶
No, absolutely not and this is a trend in the media reporting on these actions. Companies are credited for implementing safety measures that were first demanded by workers organizing, often without any reference to that organizing.