Amazon may not hire enough workers at NY warehouse near Buffalo
Amazon's massive $550 million warehouse and distribution center is under construction near Buffalo, but local officials are reportedly worried the e-commerce giant won't be able to find enough workers to fill the 1,000 jobs it plans to create when it opens. The First Mile facility, an area the size of 53 football fields in the […]
Amazon to Close West Sacramento Warehouse, Lay Off 160 Employees
Amazon is closing one of its grocery fulfillment centers in West Sacramento, California, resulting in the layoffs of about 160 employees. The facility is scheduled to close Oct. 30, according to a notice filed with the state Employment Development Department. Obtained by Sacramento Bee. Five Amazon managers and 154 employees will reportedly be affected by […]
Sanders highlights Amazon 'corporate greed,' warehouse injuries ahead of Prime Day
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Tuesday accused Amazon of “corporate greed” and released a report ahead of the company’s Prime Day sale that found nearly half of Amazon’s frontline workers were injured at the same sale in 2019. according to To the interim report According to a report released Monday by the Senate Health, Education, […]
Amazon must comply with US agency’s probe on claims that company discriminated against pregnant warehouse workers
A New York federal judge has ordered online retailer Amazon to comply with a subpoena from a U.S. civil rights agency investigating claims that the company discriminated against pregnant warehouse workers. U.S. District Judge Lorna Schofield in Manhattan late Thursday rejected Amazon’s arguments that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) subpoena was overly broad and […]