Amazon shifts policy on controversial worker monitoring system

Amazon is amending its controversial employee productivity monitoring system, following criticism that its push for speed in warehouses led to injuries. — AP

Amazon shifted policy on a controversial employee productivity monitoring system Tuesday as a coalition of US labor unions took aim at the firm, saying a need for speed in warehouses led to injuries.

Workers at Amazon warehouses are hurt more often and more severely than peers employed at retail rivals such as Walmart, the Strategic Organizing Center said in a report based on data provided to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.