Tag: State Representative Kim Schofield

ATLANTA – State Representative Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) and Goodwill of North Georgia will host the Mobile Career Center Tuesday, March 25, 2025, from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Mitchell Street at the Georgia State Capitol.

ATLANTA – State Representative Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta), joined by members of the Georgia African Legislative Caucus, will host Her Majesty Queen Olori Atuwaste III of The Kingdom of Warri, Delta State, Nigeria, on Monday, March 10, 2025, from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. During her visit, a group photo will also be taken on the South Wing Steps of the State Capitol.

By State Representative Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) 

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Last year, I toured an Amazon facility in my district following concerns from workers that severe safety issues were going unaddressed. During my tour at the ATL6 facility in East Point, I spoke directly to Amazon ATL6 employees who raised concerns about issues, including but not limited to: lack of training for new hires, overheating in the warehouse, inadequate break periods, rising injury rates from unsafe working conditions, constant management surveillance, ineffective health and safety teams, increased workloads with no pay increase, unsafe working pace, unstable scheduling and lack of security measures outside of the warehouse. What followed was a robust campaign by these Amazon associates, supported by the worker advocacy organization United for Respect and legislators including myself, to get Amazon to address the deteriorating working conditions at the facility that were putting associates at risk. In an effort to get Amazon to listen to its employees and take concrete action to improve working conditions, associates sent letters to management, held on-site meetings and rallied at the facility to make their voices heard.