Amazon workers criticise its one-day delivery plan

Stuart Appelbaum, President of Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union at Amazon, said workers were already struggling to keep pace and handle 200 to 300 orders during a single 12-hour shift, the CNN reported on Friday.

New Delhi:Employees at Amazon warehouses are infuriated at the company's decision of implementing one-day delivery to Prime members, replacing the historical two-day programme.

Stuart Appelbaum, President of Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union at Amazon, said workers were already struggling to keep pace and handle 200 to 300 orders during a single 12-hour shift, the CNN reported on Friday.

Amazon Prime members will be able to receive their online orders in less than two days as the company is mulling over a new delivery model.

Currently, Prime users have to pay extra if they want one-day delivery. The new model will reduce the delivery time from two whole days to one-day shipping at no extra cost, Mashable reports.

The announcement arrives on the heels of Amazon's first quarter earnings call, during which the e-commerce giant reported that its sales went up 17 per cent to USD 59.7 billion in the first three months of the year.

Amazon is one of the largest employers in America with 647,500 full-time and part-time workers as of December 31, 2018.