We discuss the stressed Amazon delivery driver who dumped 80 packages along a wooded road in Lakeville, Massachusetts. We consider this case alongside the unionization of Amazon workers and stories of overwhelmed and exploited workers.
CW | TW: This episode discusses potential work-related stresses. Listener discretion is advised.
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Hosts: Harry Chambers + Drew Hudson
Logo Art: Drew Hudson
Theme Song Composer | Podcast Editor: Harry Chambers
Show Concept | Researcher | Lead Writer: Drew Hudson
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Sources
NBC 10 Boston News Clip: Officers Find Amazon Packages Ditched in Woods; Driver Cites Stress, Police Say
Article: “Amazon Packages Found Piled in Mass. Woods; Driver Blamed Stress, Police Say” by Thea DiGiammerino and Asher Klein
Article: “‘Stressed’ Amazon Driver Abandons 80 Packages in Mass. Woods During Holiday Shipping Rush” by Marlene Lenthang
Article: “Teamsters Announce Strike Against Amazon Amid Holiday Delivery Rush” by Marlene Lenthang, Charlie Gile, Liz Kreutz, and Kevin Nious
Article: “Surveillance, Stress, and No Bathrooms: Life as an Amazon Driver” by Jake Alimahomed-Wilson (LaborNotes.org)
Bodycam Footage: Lakeville PD Shawn Robert Bodycam Footage
Lakeville PD: Official News Log of the Lakeville Police Dept.
IMDb: Good Will Hunting (1997)
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