Amazon on Wednesday announced it will donate $25 million to help its network of independent delivery drivers, Amazon Flex workers, and seasonal employees deal with disruptions caused by the COVID-19… Read More
Seattle’s largest technology companies plan to pay their hourly workers normal wages even as their need for support staff diminishes due to telecommuting policies that employers are pushing to stem… Read More
A coalition of labor unions — including truck drivers, food workers, and service employees — is pressuring the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Amazon for anti-competitive behavior. Change to Win,… Read More
Editor’s note: This story and headline were updated to clarify that the average wage numbers include non-wage cash payments such as bonuses, travel expenses, 401K plans, and stock options. The… Read More
More than a dozen high-profile U.S. Senators are urging Amazon to change its workplace culture and implement new safety measures at its warehouses across the country. Senators Elizabeth Warren and… Read More
A Seattle startup that helps companies apply for visas on behalf of international talent announced a $10 million investment round Wednesday. Legalpad says it will use the funding to continue… Read More
A task force of legislators, and business and labor leaders, is urging Washington state’s government to do more to prepare for the future of work. The group has released a… Read More
Microsoft shareholders roundly defeated a proposal to put a rank-and-file employee on the company’s board of directors. Speaking during the company’s first-ever virtual annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday, Microsoft general… Read More
Amazon’s warehouse culture is making headlines again this week after a nonprofit news organization obtained injury records from 23 of the company’s fulfillment centers. Reveal, a project of the Center… Read More
Amazon is once again in Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s crosshairs, this time for its decision to cut medical benefits for part-time employees at Whole Foods, the company’s grocery chain. Warren tweeted… Read More
Three U.S. Senators are demanding answers from Amazon about its Delivery Service Partners program, the network of independent delivery companies that helps get packages to customers’ doors. Senators Elizabeth Warren,… Read More
California is poised to enact a law that would force Uber and Lyft to treat drivers like employees as part of a broader push around the country to ensure app-based… Read More
For more than a year, Amazon has been marshaling an army of ambassadors to defend conditions inside its warehouses, but the program is in the spotlight again, and not in… Read More
Last year, Amazon Prime Day became the biggest shopping event in the company’s history. Fresh off that success, Amazon decided to expand its flash sales holiday to two days this… Read More
Amazon workers are planning to strike during a major shopping holiday in the latest headache for a company that has become a target in today’s political climate. The news: Employees… Read More
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and Lyft co-founders Logan Green and John Zimmer lead companies that have been locked in fierce competition for years. But more and more, these executives find… Read More
Melinda Gates once famously set a rule in her kitchen. Nobody leaves until mom does. It’s a story she tells often during interviews and it comes up in her new… Read More
Drivers around the world are striking and protesting Wednesday in response to Uber’s initial public offering in a dispute that highlights the growing divide between the booming tech industry and… Read More
Labor activists are calling out Amazon and Facebook over their treatment of workers in a new report. The National Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health’s “Dirty Dozen” list identifies a… Read More
Washington state’s legislature passed a bill imposing new restrictions on non-compete agreements late last week, which employers use to restrict workers with sensitive business information from taking jobs with similar… Read More
Update May 8: Gov. Inslee signed the non-compete bill into law, raising the bar employers will need to meet to enforce the controversial covenants. A bill imposing new restrictions on non-compete… Read More
Bernie Sanders is once again criticizing Amazon’s treatment of warehouse workers, a few months after celebrating the company’s decision to increase its minimum wage to $15 an hour. The U.S.… Read More
It’s harder to get an H-1B visa than it used to be — and the spouses of those who do get approvals could soon lose permission to work in the… Read More
Seattle lawmakers are taking a closer look at companies that hire big teams of independent contractors. The Seattle City Council passed a resolution Tuesday asking the city’s labor office to investigate… Read More
Two New York labor unions are joining a growing opposition movement to Amazon’s planned 25,000-person office in Queens. Leaders of the Teamsters Joint Council 16 and Retail, Wholesale and Department… Read More
Relatives of a deceased Amazon employee are suing the Seattle company, claiming its negligence led to his wrongful death. The family of Ronald Ashley filed a lawsuit in New York… Read More
On Jan. 1, Washington state will begin implementing one of the most generous paid family and medical leave programs in the nation, allowing employees to take up to 16 weeks… Read More
For over a year, Hannah Freeman has dedicated her life to solving a big pain point for farmers and workers: finding each other and communicating. That’s the mission of Ganaz,… Read More
Amazon sent a letter to U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders assuring him that the company’s new $15 minimum wage and pay structure will result in increased compensation for all warehouse workers.… Read More
Not all Amazon employees are happy with the company raising their wages to at least $15 an hour. That’s because the tech giant is phasing out stock options and monthly… Read More