[nexa] Amazon robot sets off bear repellent, putting 24 workers in hospital | Technology | The Guardian

<https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/dec/06/24-us-amazon-workers-hosp... [...] Stuart Appelbaum, the president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, said: “Amazon’s automated robots put humans in life-threatening danger. This is another outrageous example of the company putting profits over the health and safety of their workers, and we cannot stand for this. The richest company in the world cannot continue to be let off the hook for putting hard working people’s lives at risk.” Bernie Sanders, the US senator who ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016, is among the politicians who have raised concerns about Amazon’s work practices and low pay. [...]