Amazon Pilots Union: Some Holiday Orders May Not Deliver On Time

Union pilots who fly products for Amazon say that working conditions and staffing shortages may result in a struggle to delivery holiday gifts on time, while Amazon reassures shoppers that there will be no disruptions.

Dec 20, 2016

Union pilots who fly products for Amazon say that working conditions and staffing shortages may result in a struggle to delivery holiday gifts on time, while Amazon reassures shoppers that there will be no disruptions.

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