Thread by @SeraMak

When we were reporting on #FedEx Memphis hub workers’ fear of preventable exposure, Pamela Pope, a 30+ year Newark hub worker was still alive w/same concerns. She died Apr 25 & we’ve since learned of at least 8 FedEx deaths & a nat’l pattern of complaints
usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

Reported by @MaxGarlandTypes, @Colleenallreds & I, w/Spanish interpretation from @DanielConnolly & Adobe support via @pd_cameraman.

.@memphisnews previous reporting on FedEx’s 11,000-worker Memphis global hub, featuring multiple whistleblowers claims that social distancing was not taking place & cleaning & safety supplies were lacking
commercialappeal.com/story/news/202…

ACCOUNTABILITY: Here’s what we learned after repeatedly asking OSHA, the fed oversight agency for workplace safety, about total FedEx fatalities & employers obligation to report. Meanwhile NJ Sen. Booker had begun pushing FedEx for transparency, we learned
commercialappeal.com/story/news/hea…