For the second time, the union attempting to organize workers at an Amazon warehouse facility in Bessemer, Ala., has filed an objection related to the conduct of the tech giant… Read More
Amazon faced off against unionization efforts at company warehouse facilities in New York and Alabama on Thursday, with vote counts showing the tech giant facing a potentially historic organized labor… Read More
The National Labor Relations Board has set a “notice of second election” and date for a redo of the employee vote on whether to unionize an Amazon fulfillment warehouse in… Read More
The National Labor Relations Board is calling for a new union election at an Amazon fulfillment warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., eight months after employees there voted against joining the Retail,… Read More
Stuart Applebaum has heard the argument before. That, perversely, a union organizer should quietly root against non-union higher wages or better working conditions because it makes activating workers toward unionization… Read More
Amazon stepped outside allowable guidelines and improperly pressured Alabama warehouse workers against unionizing the Bessemer fulfillment warehouse in April, and because of that, the election should be redone, a National… Read More
Amazon is supporting federal legislation that would both legalize marijuana and purge the criminal records of people previously arrested on pot charges. Additionally, the company will stop screening for use… 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
The news: Jeff Bezos penned his final shareholders letter as Amazon’s CEO and used the annual tradition to comment on the company’s treatment of employees. The letter: Amazon’s official 14 leadership… Read More
In a public defeat for organized labor, a sizable majority of Amazon warehouse employees voted against unionization in Bessemer, Ala. in an election overseen by federal authorities Friday. While the… 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 unionization votes are now in the hands of the National Labor Relations Board and the two factions have completed their challenges to individual ballots in the year-long battle to… 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
Amazon is getting some help in its efforts to beat back a unionization movement at one of its fulfillment centers in Bessemer, Ala. But internet sleuths are pointing out that… Read More
Harried, sleep-deprived, and again on his way back to Bessemer, Ala. for what could be the most momentous week of his professional life, labor boss Stuart Applebaum compared the difficult… Read More
Longtime Amazon exec Jeff Blackburn has joined venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners after stepping down from the Seattle tech giant earlier this week. Blackburn was one of Jeff Bezos’… Read More