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James Talarico: “Management told the other workers, don't look. Turn around…”

Featuring: James Talarico, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 50

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Texas Senate Democratic Candidate James Talarico holds rally in Houston

Published | Video Starts at 49:41

There is something broken in this country. A few weeks ago, an Amazon worker died in one of Amazon's warehouses. And as he lay dying, Management told the other workers, don't look. Turn around and get back to work. Get back work. That was a human being. That was a child of God. That was our sibling sacrificed on the altar of corporate greed. This is not just a political battle. (49:41–49:48)

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Asserts that Amazon management instructed workers to ignore a dying colleague and continue working.

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