A 2023 bill sought to set limits on how warehouses track worker productivity in Connecticut. Though it didn’t name a company, Amazon was the primary focus of an initial hearing. Statistics found Amazon had higher-than-average worker injury rates. The company, with 14 facilities and more than 15,000 employees in the state, had yet to respond to the legislation before this program.

A 2023 bill sought to set limits on how warehouses track worker productivity in Connecticut. Though it didn’t name a company, Amazon was <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2023/03/02/labor-asks-ct-to-regulate-amazon-warehouse-quotas/">the primary focus of an initial hearing</a>. Statistics found Amazon had higher-than-average worker injury rates. The company, with 14 facilities and more than 15,000 employees in the state, had yet to respond to the legislation before this program.

Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

Where We Live

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.