Amazon Announces A Policy Change For Off Duty Workers That Could Affect Union Efforts

The policy change comes amid a standoff with unions, which criticized the policy as potentially hindering their ability to hold union events and meetings. Workers are also prohibited from entering the buildings before or after their shift, under the new policy. WHY AMAZON IS A KEY INDICATOR OF A RECESSION: INVESTMENT EXPERT The spokesman said off-duty workers are not prohibited from meeting with colleagues in “non-work areas” away from company facilities. The new policy, enacted Thursday, could hinder efforts by union organizers to meet with colleagues, they said. MEET THE PIONEER: AMAZON’S FIRST “FULLY AUTONOMOUS” MOBILE WAREHOUSE ROBOT “On our days off, we come to work and bind our colleagues on breaks. This was a direct response to that, to try to stop the organization by any means necessary,” Brown said. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT FOX BUSINESS “Part of that is knowing who is in our buildings at all times so we can quickly find and account for everyone in an emergency,” a notice to employees said. The Associated Press contributed to this report.