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The rise of vertical AI agents — and the startups racing to build them

For this installment in our Agents of Transformation series, GeekWire examined the rising trend of vertical AI agents — tools built to do one job exceptionally well by combining models with domain-specific data, workflows, and context. Read More

Union in Alabama again files objections to Amazon’s conduct before second warehouse election

For the second time, the union attempting to organize workers at an Amazon warehouse facility in Bessemer, Ala., has filed… Read More

Amazon appears to defeat union effort in Alabama again, but union leads in vote at N.Y. facility

Amazon faced off against unionization efforts at company warehouse facilities in New York and Alabama on Thursday, with vote counts… Read More

Amazon workers at Alabama warehouse will vote by mail next month in redo of union election

The National Labor Relations Board has set a “notice of second election” and date for a redo of the employee… Read More

Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama will redo union vote after NLRB orders new election

The National Labor Relations Board is calling for a new union election at an Amazon fulfillment warehouse in Bessemer, Ala.,… Read More

California legislation to aid Amazon warehouse workers won’t replace ongoing unionization efforts

Stuart Applebaum has heard the argument before. That, perversely, a union organizer should quietly root against non-union higher wages or… Read More

Amazon pressured Alabama workers and union vote should be redone, labor investigator recommends

Amazon stepped outside allowable guidelines and improperly pressured Alabama warehouse workers against unionizing the Bessemer fulfillment warehouse in April, and… Read More

Amazon backs legal pot, mellows on employee testing and tracking

Amazon is supporting federal legislation that would both legalize marijuana and purge the criminal records of people previously arrested on… Read More

Union organizers file formal objections over Amazon’s opposition campaign in Alabama

The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union on Monday formally accused Amazon of illegal and coercive activity in the weeks… Read More

Read Jeff Bezos’ shareholders letter: Amazon founder focuses on employee welfare, comments on union vote

The news: Jeff Bezos penned his final shareholders letter as Amazon’s CEO and used the annual tradition to comment on the… Read More

Amazon employees vote against union vote by wide margin; union to file objection

In a public defeat for organized labor, a sizable majority of Amazon warehouse employees voted against unionization in Bessemer, Ala.… Read More

Amazon on verge of thwarting union vote in Alabama; remaining ballots to be counted Friday

Amazon appears well on its way to thwarting an attempt to unionize workers at its Bessemer, Ala. plant with the… Read More

Amazon union vote: Here’s how the ballots will be counted this week

The unionization votes are now in the hands of the National Labor Relations Board and the two factions have completed… Read More

Amazon illegally fired labor advocates, federal board rules

The National Labor Relations Board said that Amazon illegally fired two Seattle-based employees who criticized the company for its climate… Read More

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Same as the old boss: How Amazon honed its anti-union bent at a Seattle call center 20 years ago

Among the biggest stories in the country is an effort to unionize Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Ala. The final… Read More

Amazon employees, bots or trolls? New Twitter bios emerge to speak out mostly against union effort

Amazon is getting some help in its efforts to beat back a unionization movement at one of its fulfillment centers… Read More

Amazon worker union leader on Alabama vote: ‘This has breathed new life into the labor movement’

Harried, sleep-deprived, and again on his way back to Bessemer, Ala. for what could be the most momentous week of… Read More

Former top Amazon exec Jeff Blackburn joins Bessemer Venture Partners

Longtime Amazon exec Jeff Blackburn has joined venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners after stepping down from the Seattle tech… Read More