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Teamsters and warehouse employees press quotas law after injury rates cited; employers warn of definitional loopholes
Summary
Union and worker witnesses urged the committee to pass protections for warehouse workers, including quota transparency and anti‑retaliation. Proponents cited high injury rates and called for stronger definitions to prevent employers from evading the law; industry groups argued current evidence should be reviewed.
Labor witnesses asked the committee to pass SB 12‑54 to establish protections for warehouse workers, including prohibiting secret quotas, requiring quota disclosure on request, and protecting workers from discipline or termination based on production algorithms.
Bridget Quinn of Teamsters Joint Council 10 testified that warehouse injury rates in Connecticut are well above other private‑sector jobs, with particular concentration in warehousing and courier sectors. Teamsters members Lawrence…
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