2023 has been one of the best years in recent memory if you’re a fan of video games. The release schedule has been huge since January, from the Resident Evil… Read More
Despite a record number of proposals, the ultimate outcome was the same at Amazon’s annual meeting today. Investors representing a majority of Amazon’s shares voted against all 18 outside proposals… Read More
New numbers reveal an undercurrent of Amazon shareholder opposition to the company’s board and management on issues including executive pay, the environment, and working conditions. In a regulatory filing Friday… Read More
Faced with a barrage of proposals on issues ranging from unionization to the environment, a majority of Amazon shareholders followed the board’s lead and rejected an unprecedented slate of issues… Read More
An Amazon stock split has long been on shareholders’ wish list, promising to make the company’s shares more affordable for individual investors. But it took Amazon more than two decades… Read More
Another Amazon warehouse in New York could be gearing up for a unionization vote. A week after the National Labor Relations Board said enough interest had been shown by workers… Read More
A settlement between Amazon and the National Labor Relations Board will end a company policy that prevented workers from remaining in a non-working area of an Amazon facility for more… Read More
Updated with details of settlement and statement from former employees. Amazon has reached a settlement with two former employees who criticized its position on climate change and conditions inside its… Read More
Wait, didn’t Amazon win its battle with the union in Bessemer, Ala.? Yes, the vote came out in the company’s favor, but the story isn’t over yet. The Retail, Wholesale… Read More
The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union on Monday formally accused Amazon of illegal and coercive activity in the weeks preceding the union’s unsuccessful campaign to organize warehouse workers in… Read More
Amazon appears well on its way to thwarting an attempt to unionize workers at its Bessemer, Ala. plant with the pro-union vote falling well behind the anti-union tally on Thursday… Read More
The National Labor Relations Board said that Amazon illegally fired two Seattle-based employees who criticized the company for its climate impact and policies toward warehouse workers. The ruling, first reported… Read More
Among the biggest stories in the country is an effort to unionize Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Ala. The final employee votes have arrived and are in the process of… Read More
What happens when Amazon becomes an integral part of the economy and culture of a community? And what does the outcome say about the tech giant’s larger impact on the… Read More
Amazon has consistently defended its safety record following exposés by the Center for Investigative Reporting over the past year documenting injury rates higher than previously reported at its warehouses. That… Read More
Seattle officials are slated to vote on a minimum wage standard for Uber and Lyft drivers on Tuesday that will change the course of ride-hailing in the city. The vote… Read More
Amazon landed in hot water this week when job posts revealed apparent details about the company’s strategies for identifying potential union activity in its workforce. The company quickly took down… Read More
Pressure is building on Amazon to release data on the prevalence of COVID-19 among its employees as new cases come to light among warehouse workers. Since the beginning of the… Read More
Leaders from across U.S. technology industry are condemning new restrictions on employment-based visas imposed by President Donald Trump this week. Tech employers say they use work visas to recruit employees… Read More
The Seattle City Council unanimously approved legislation Monday that requires food delivery companies to pay drivers $2.50 per delivery on top of their regular rates. The hazard pay is intended… Read More
Barbara Chandler believes she contracted COVID-19 in March at her job, working in an Amazon warehouse in New York where she experienced “a culture of workplace fear reinforced by constant… Read More
The top government lawyers in 13 states are calling on Amazon to release data on the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths among the tech giant’s workforce. The attorneys general… Read More
Two Amazon engineers penned LinkedIn posts this week in reaction to a colleague’s resignation, engaging in an ongoing internal and external debate over how Amazon is handling the coronavirus pandemic.… Read More
A growing coalition of workers and government officials is putting pressure on Amazon to reform its COVID-19 policies ahead of the biggest labor organizing day of the year. The latest:… Read More
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Uber, and the City of Seattle have agreed to walk away from a lengthy and complex legal battle over a law that would allow drivers… Read More
Amazon added 100,000 new warehouse workers over the past month to help fulfill the surge in orders by customers sheltering at home. Amazon announced the newly filled positions Monday and… Read More
At least 30 of the fulfillment centers that power Amazon’s e-commerce business have outbreaks of COVID-19, according to local news reports and employee accounts. The mounting cases are sparking walkouts, frustration,… Read More
Amazon will begin screening employee temperatures at warehouses in New York and Seattle this week amid growing unrest about workers’ exposure to COVID-19. Those concerns reached a boiling point Monday… Read More
When Uber announced this week it will provide cash assistance to drivers diagnosed with COVID-19, Vasil Denev considered whether getting sick was his best option. “Uber offered to pay me… Read More
Amazon is planning to hire an additional 100,000 warehouse workers to keep up with the volume of orders placed by customers amid a global COVID-19 outbreak. Amazon said Monday it… Read More