Police found 80 abandoned Amazon shipments in a wooded location. The real-life Grinch, a grumpy delivery man who later acknowledged abandoning them due to stress, is said to have done so. As a result, no criminal charges were brought against Amazon, and the goods were returned.
The Lakeville Police Department said on Monday, December 23, that they had found abandoned items on the side of the road in a wooded area early on Sunday morning, December 22, in Lakeville, Massachusetts, USA.
80 abandoned Amazon packages were discovered by police in a wooded area
Robert conducted additional research and discovered that three sizable totes filled with Amazon items were dispersed several feet into the forest.
According to Lakeville Police Chief Matthew Perkins, over 80 Amazon shipments were unveiled.
Perkins remarked, “I am proud of the way our Lakeville Police officers handled and looked into this matter.”
The items were abandoned by the side of the road at around 7 p.m. on Saturday (December 21) due to stress, according to an Amazon driver who visited the Lakeville Police Department on Monday.
Perkins stated: “At this time, we are not seeking criminal charges and are considering this a human resources matter for Amazon.” The driver apparently intended to report the event to their boss.
In addition to returning the products to Amazon and contacting the nearby Amazon distribution centre, Lakeville Police have not filed any criminal charges.
The picketing and walkouts of Amazon employees at warehouses in New York City, Atlanta, Southern California, San Francisco, and Skokie, Illinois, on Thursday, December 19, demonstrated how stressful the holiday season can be, particularly for those who work in deliveries.
They were reportedly left by the real-life Grinch – a disgruntled delivery man who later admitted to dumping them out of stress
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters organised a strike by Amazon employees in seven locations throughout the United States on Thursday in an effort to force the company to engage in labour negotiations.
Amazon’s disregard for a deadline set by the union prompted the walkouts, which include picketing in places like Staten Island and Queens in New York City.
Additionally, according to CBS News on Thursday, the Teamsters claimed that the reason they were going on strike was because Amazon ignored a deadline they set for a new employment agreement on December 15.
With workers from many states, including California, Illinois, and Georgia, joining in solidarity, the Teamsters, who represent around 10,000 employees at ten Amazon locations, said the walkout was the biggest against the business in US history.
According to a statement released by Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien, “Amazon is driving its employees closer to the picket line by not treating them with the respect they deserve.”
He added: “If your package is delayed during the holidays, you can blame Amazon’s insatiable greed.”
“We set a firm deadline for Amazon to attend the meeting and treat our members fairly. They disregarded it.
Amazon allegedly claimed that the Teamsters-organized delivery drivers, who have been working for the company for over a year, are not its employees.
In a statement, Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said: “The Teamsters have been purposefully misleading the public for over a year by claiming to speak for ‘thousands of Amazon employees and drivers.'”
“They don’t, and this is just another attempt to spread a myth.”
Police in Lakeville, Massachusetts, USA, discovered abandoned goods early Sunday morning (December 22)
“The truth is that the Teamsters have repeatedly threatened, intimidated, and tried to force third-party drivers and Amazon employees to join them, which is against the law and is the focus of numerous pending unfair labour practice charges against the union,” she added.
As of Tuesday, December 24, the market capitalisation or net worth of Amazon is $2.41 trillion. In just one year, its market capitalisation has grown by 58.09%, according to Stock Analysis.
However, Amazon has come under fire for maintaining economic disparity. Oxfam claims that the business has helped create a system that undercuts workplace equality and fair compensation, taking advantage of low salaries while executives make millions.
Amazon only pays $15 per hour, which is the minimum wage. The US living wage, according to experts at Living Wage for US, is $22.20 per hour, given the current surge in cost-of-living difficulties.
The US Department of the Treasury claims that workers typically make 20% less than they otherwise would due to a lack of competition in the labour market.
Irit Tamir, Director of Oxfam America’s Private Sector Department, stated, “Perhaps most detrimentally, though, the companies’ outsized control empowers them to depress average wages, creating a disastrous reality for the American worker at a time when many already struggle to get by.”
“Amazon expects their employees to be robots,” a reader commented
