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Amazon shuts construction site again after 8th noose found By Kate Gibson
Updated on: May 26, 2021 / 2:13 PM / MoneyWatch
Amazon on Wednesday again shut down a warehouse construction site after the discovery of an eighth noose at the location. The site was closed due to safety concerns, Scot X. Esdaile, president of the Connecticut NAACP, told a local newspaper. It s a direct threat on your life, he told the Hartford Courant. This is a serious, white supremacist message being sent to our entire community. It s sick. It s unacceptable. We demand better.
The noose was found on the same day the NAACP has planned a meeting with workers to talk about their safety after the recent incidents, according to the paper.
Amazon Stops Construction at CT Building After 7th Alleged Noose Found
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UPDATE: @amazon contributing to reward to find those responsible for noose, ropes found at its construction site in Windsor https://t.co/MrC64x2IzGpic.twitter.com/s8e7zyWP4t WTNH News 8 (@WTNH) May 14, 2021
Update 05/22/2021 4:59pm:
Previously, Amazon was under fire after a situation found the company facing allegations of nooses allegedly being hung at an unfinished facility of theirs in Connecticut. Now, Amazon has temporarily shut down the site after a seventh noose was found hanging over a beam.
Police have referred to the incident as a “potential” hate crime after the 7th noose was discovered. The discovery led to the NAACP demanding that suspects be brought to justice, as they don’t feel that the matter is a coincidence.
facility in windsor now suspended after the alarming discovery. the naacp releasing this image. this last incident happening during lunch break, and so many workers had left the area, so it s very difficult, but we are working on it, we do have some leads. reporter: hundreds of workers are on site each day, and the naacp says many are brought in from out of state. it s kind of ironic. from lynchburg, virginia, they were brought on the site, and a lot of individuals from florida, texas, georgia, from the south, have come up here to work on this particular site. reporter: carlos best is an ironworker at the location. some guys just want to get a paycheck and go home. but personally, out on this job here, i ve seen a lot of racism, a lot of things, and it s sad. reporter: amazon saying, we continue to be deeply disturbed by the incidents happening at the construction site. and amazon is now offering a $100,000 reward to help catch those responsible. david?