Amazon's injury rate jumped 20% last year, new report shows
Injury rates at Amazon warehouses increased about 20% over the last year, according to a new analysis of company data.
Apr 12, 2022
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Amazon to fight union's win in NY labor election
Amazon told a federal agency it will file "substantial" objections to last week's worker election in New York that established the company's first union in the United States, according to a filing released Thursday.
Apr 7, 2022
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Amazon's Bay Area expansion faces pushback
Amazon has changed its plans for at least five new warehouses across the Bay Area in California in recent months amid pushback from labor unions and environmental groups.
Apr 7, 2022
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Amazon workers in NYC vote to unionize in historic labor win
Amazon workers in Staten Island, New York, voted to unionize on Friday, marking the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant's history and handing an unexpected win to a nascent group that fueled the union ...
Apr 1, 2022
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Labor groups close in on Amazon in two tight union elections (Update)
Labor organizers always knew it would be tough to convince Amazon workers to unionize. But a surprisingly strong early showing in a New York election and a still-uncertain outcome in an Alabama election are giving them hope.
Mar 31, 2022
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Labor board seeks to force Amazon to reinstate fired worker
A federal labor board is seeking to reinstate an Amazon employee who was fired in the early days of the pandemic after leading a protest calling for the company to do more to protect workers against COVID-19.
Mar 18, 2022
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Amazon workers try new tactics to unionize in Alabama
Amazon workers and organizers in Bessemer, Alabama, are making door-to-door house calls, sporting pro-union T-shirts and challenging anti-union messaging by Amazon-hired consultants as they try to convince their peers for ...
Feb 4, 2022
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Amazon accused of anti-union tactics in New York
US labor authorities have filed a complaint accusing e-commerce giant Amazon of using threats and surveillance against its workers trying to organize a union at a New York City warehouse.
Jan 29, 2022
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US regulators aiming at illegal and anticompetitive mergers
U.S. competition regulators have mounted an effort to tighten enforcement against illegal mergers, in line with President Joe Biden's mandate for greater scrutiny to big business combinations.
Jan 18, 2022
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Airlines face holiday test as demand surges
The airline industry's recovery is being tested this holiday season as passengers return in near pre-pandemic numbers.
Dec 9, 2021
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