Some Amazon workers got a paid day off after reporting a possible bed bug in a delivery van
Some Amazon workers received a full paid day off on Monday after they claimed to have discovered a bed bug in one of the company's delivery vans at its largest air hub in Kentucky.
It is unclear how many workers were given the day off. Last year, Steven Kelley, an Amazon worker at the site,An Amazon spokesperson told Insider that the company does not have any issues with insects at the air hub and employees were excused for the day even though the company had not confirmed the presence of bed bugs.
"The facilities and vehicles at the KCVG air hub are regularly inspected by pest control professionals as part of our standard health and safety protocols, and claims to the contrary are incorrect," said Amazon spokesperson Mary Kate Paradis."In this instance, an employee told us about a potential issue and we immediately took the van out of service and had it treated. Experts have since confirmed the insect in question was not a bed bug.
A spokesperson for Unionize Amazon Northern Kentucky KCVG did not respond to a request for comment from Insider ahead of publication.earlier this year that they've begun working with the national Amazon Labor Union after the group successfully unionized a Staten Island site last year. The union is aiming to secure a $30 per hour starting pay and 180 hours of paid time off each year.
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