Category: Warehousing
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Tricks robbers use to access impregnable warehouses : The Standard
[ad_1] Warehouses along Athi River. Picture taken on July 12, 2017. [File, Standard] Impenetrable. That is how the high-walled warehouses wearing a crown of razor sharp electrified fence look. The thick steel gates, manned by mean looking guards armed with truncheons are meant to be inaccessible to intruders. However, behind this facade lurks ingenious crooks…
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Amazon’s one-day shipping plan sparks backlash from labor union
[ad_1] By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business (CNN) — Amazon wants to turn its famous two-day delivery into just one-day on most Prime orders. But can warehouse workers handle it? The company’s plan to spend $800 million this spring to speed up deliveries for Prime members has sparked a tense back-and-forth between an Amazon executive and…
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Elwood warehouse workers file discrimination lawsuit against Walmart
[ad_1] ELWOOD, Ill. (WLS) — Hundreds of workers filed a discrimination complaint against Walmart, accusing the company of denying them jobs at its warehouse in Elwood. They argue despite Walmart saying it’s a company open to hiring people with criminal backgrounds, several people were let go in January because of cases that were years old.…