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WORKING conditions at Amazon warehouses were in the spotlight long before the company hit the headlines with its hostile reaction to demands for a union in Bessemer, Alabama. This is one British driver explaining the daily work pressure: “I do what’s called a large van route which means my van is larger than the standard vans. “Amazon still expect me to be able to turn straight around in the road all the time even down narrow lanes. “The parcel counts and stops counts are through the roof, we are unable to finish our ‘nine-hour’ routes within the allotted time frame. ....