The working conditions in Amazon's warehouses were saved by the RWDSU union in New York

A New York union has published a damning report on Amazon, just as the company is preparing to move to New York as part of its new plan for its second headquarters.

The union of retailers, wholesalers and department stores released this report Wednesday, citing "deadly and dehumanizing employment practices" in warehouses and anti-union activities of Amazon.

The union also criticized the destruction of physical retailers as well as Amazon's record in facilitating the sale of racist products.

The 13-page union report was developed primarily from information already known to the public, including previous press coverage and other assessments of Amazon's working conditions.

The union discussed what it sees as a trend of avoidable mortality in Amazon's warehouses, citing a survey by the National Council for Occupational Health and Safety that had revealed that seven people had died in September. working in Amazon's distribution centers.

He also mentioned a 2011 New York Times article reporting that Amazon had paid for ambulances to be posted outside a Pennsylvania warehouse during a heatwave.

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The union also drew on British reports in which undercover journalist James Bloodworth found a bottle of urine in a warehouse, with workers fearing punishment for taking a break in the bathroom.

The union also criticized Amazon's anti-union efforts, referring to a training video obtained by Gizmodo that gave guidance to managers to detect "warning signs" that workers might begin to unionize.

Amazon revealed earlier this month that it would share its new second headquarters, HQ2, between New York and Northern Virginia. The announcement has already sparked negative reactions among New Yorkers, some of whom stormed an Amazon store on Monday.

Amazon declined to comment on the union's report, but complained about Bloodworth's undercover coverage. "It's a tedious story created to sell a book and, despite its experience and negative views on the company, Bloodworth has not found any sales problem on Amazon," said a spokeswoman.