<i>Amazon has had a litany of labor issues and complaints related to conditions at its warehouses. One temporary worker was crushed to death in late 2013 after getting stuck between a conveyor system while sorting packages in Avenel, New Jersey.</i><p>Lest we forget: that would be 57 year old father of 4, grandfather of 7 Ronald Smith, of Irvington, NJ:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nj.com&#x2F;middlesex&#x2F;index.ssf&#x2F;2013&#x2F;12&#x2F;worker_crushed_to_death_at_amazon_identified_as_grandfather_from_irvington.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nj.com&#x2F;middlesex&#x2F;index.ssf&#x2F;2013&#x2F;12&#x2F;worker_crushed...</a><p>In which context the %7,000 &quot;slap&quot; issued to Amazon for continued violations at the same facility is nothing short of laughable.