Amazon settles worker safety investigation
Amazon has reached a settlement with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) over working conditions at the e-commerce giant's facilities, the Department of Labor announced Thursday. The settlement agreement resolves a lawsuit brought by worker safety watchdogs against Amazon over ergonomic hazards that could lead to lower back injuries and other musculoskeletal conditions. It […]
Biden Spends Waning Days Of Presidency Dishing Out $1,000,000,000 To Preserve Amazon Rainforest
President Joe Biden's administration will spend $1 billion to preserve the Ecuadorian Amazon as a way to combat climate change, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced Friday. The president traveled to the Amazon rainforest in mid-November to announce the United States' commitment to increase international climate financing to more than $11 billion annually by […]
Will Amazon strike affect your holiday packages?
About 10,000 Amazon workers in the Teamsters union are striking across the U.S. ahead of the Christmas holidays, but the online retailer says it doesn't expect the strike to affect holiday gift deliveries. . Picket lines can be seen in cities including New York, Chicago and Atlanta as workers walk off the job as the […]
Amazon Workers Stage Strikes During Height of Christmas Rush
Teamsters union members went on strike Thursday morning at seven Amazon facilities in four states, demanding better wages and benefits as the company's profits soar. The strike was held at the height of the Christmas rush. Consumers across the country are relying on the e-commerce giant to secure last-minute gifts, but now they may not […]
How the Amazon strikes could affect holiday deliveries
Employees at Amazon's seven U.S. warehouses, including one in New York City, walked off the job Thursday, less than a week until Christmas, but that may be enough to disrupt the holiday for some unhappy customers. do not have. The strikes are taking place at seven Amazon warehouses serving major metropolitan shopping markets, including Southern […]
Amazon workers go on strike — union blames company’s ‘insatiable greed’ for potential delivery delays
Early Thursday morning, workers at seven Amazon facilities across the United States went on strike. The walk-off took place during peak holiday shopping season and a few days before Christmas, and was aimed at drawing Amazon into contract negotiations with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. However, the company does not allow employees to join a […]
Amazon workers to strike at multiple sites: Teamsters
International Federation of Teamsters Brotherhood announced Amazon workers are scheduled to go on strike starting Thursday in five states finalized ahead of the Christmas holidays, citing the company's refusal to participate in bargaining negotiations. “If your package gets delayed during the holidays, you can blame Amazon's insatiable greed. We've given Amazon clear deadlines for our […]
Teamsters union launches historic nationwide strike against Amazon
Liz Bentley, president and founder of Liz Bentley Associates, discusses the benefits of remote work as some companies ask employees to return to the office full time. Thousands of Amazon workers across the country organized under the Teamsters union will take to the picket line at 6 a.m. Thursday after the company “repeatedly refuses to […]
Amazon workers across US gear up to strike this week, days before Christmas | US unions
Thousands of Amazon workers have been preparing to strike since Thursday, days before Christmas, over the tech giant's refusal to begin contract negotiations. Union Locals across the United States is preparing its members for picketing and action outside Amazon facilities across the country. Amazon has a Dec. 15 deadline to agree to start negotiations with […]
Senate report accuses Amazon of manipulating worker injury data
A Senate Democratic report released Monday accused Amazon of manipulating data on worker injuries and ignoring workplace concerns. reportA report released Sunday by Sen. Bernie Sanders, R-Vt., chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP), examines whether Amazon makes its warehouses safer than they actually are. He claimed that the data was […]