2 shootings in Rochester- Amazon & Wegmans

[GTN]

Amazon warehouse in Gates

Amazon employee dies after being shot outside fulfillment center Thursday

Wegmans warehouse in Gates

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[Acer-m14]

I thought it was a Gun Free Zone

 

[OwnTheRide]

I might know why.

I worked at that Wegmans warehouse for a bit. I busted my ass stacking boxes on pallets for 8 hours a day, making $10/hr. Meanwhile, three senior guys stood at the end of the line shooting the shit. When my pallet was full, one of them would hop on a ride-on pallet jack, lift my pallet, load it onto a truck, and go back to shooting the shit. They were all paid $30+/hr.

At the end of the week, I was required to fork over a portion of my paycheck to the union that caused this system to come about.

 

[repete]

Meanwhile on Thurston Ave. less than a mile from Wegmans warehouse is a tent set up on the grass between the curb and sidewalk. Every afternoon and evening the area host a bunch of people just hang, smoking and drinking and LOTS of drug activity and the city does NOTHING! They cross the street to a store and carry back empty plastic soda cases and sit on them. Yesterday they had a grille and tables set up blocking the sidewalk. I've lived here for 36 years and never seen anything like this before. Guess it's past time to leave, but I'll have to wait till winter to sell!