Amazon shareholders are calling for an audit of the company's workplace practices after six workers were killed when their warehouse collapsed during a tornado.
The resolution was filed by Domini Impact Investments and asked the board of directors to commission an audit on the company's productivity practices and how they affect rates of injury and turnover.
The resolution says a review is needed of the practices that have made the company a leader in workplace injuries and a target for criticism and regulation. We urge Amazon to commission an independent audit of the practices that link productivity and injury rates.
The director of engagement at Domini Impact Investments said the firm wants the audit to highlight the way in which employee productivity metrics and surveillance contribute to a less safe and stable work environment.
If Amazon doesn't challenge the resolution, there will be a vote at the company's annual shareholder meeting in May.
Amazon and Domini Impact Investments didn't reply to Insider's requests for comment.
Six workers were killed when a tornado hit a warehouse in Illinois that was owned by Amazon. Workers were told to shelter in a break room or bathroom. Most of the workers who died weren't in the "designated location" according to Amazon.
A dozen Amazon workers told The Intercept they had little to no disaster training after the mass casualty incident. Other workers worried about Amazon's ban on phones on the warehouse floor since it might keep them from calling loved ones in an emergency.
An Amazon driver said her supervisor told her she would be fired if she didn't deliver packages during tornado warnings.
The OSHA is investigating the warehouse collapse.
