Enlarge / A union supporter stands before sunrise outside the Amazon fulfillment center on March 29, 2021 in Bessemer, Alabama. (credit: PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images) A closely watched effort to unionize an Amazon fulfillment center in Bessemer, Alabama appears to be headed for defeat. With about half the votes counted, 1,100 workers have […]
Enlarge (credit: Matthew Staver/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Fallout from Texas’ statewide power outages in February continues to spread. Today, the Texas House of Representatives is scheduled to debate a bill that would require power producers to bear the costs of services that help keep the electrical grid stable. If the bill passes, it would “unfairly shift […]
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Amazon is finally walking back what was a very ugly moment for the company late last month. The international retailer got into a spat with Congressman Mark Pocan of Wisconsin in late March, criticizing a comment he made about the company’s drivers allegedly having to resort to peeing in bottles while on their route instead of […]
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Ars Technica) Nearly a year ago, Amazon fired two employees who had criticized the company. The employees had publicly called on the company to do more to reduce its carbon footprint and had circulated a petition among Amazon employees supporting better compensation and support for warehouse workers. Now, the National […]
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Enlarge (credit: Lawrence Glass / Getty ) Amazon has posted an apology to Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) for a tweet last week denying that it makes its workers urinate in water bottles. The controversy started with a tweet by Pocan blasting Amazon for its treatment of workers—a topic of particular public interest as workers at […]
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Enlarge (credit: Johner Images / Getty) A small independent bookstore filed a class-action lawsuit against Amazon last week, alleging that the e-commerce giant colluded with the five major book publishers to fix wholesale prices and block other sellers “from competing on price or product availability.” The suit seeks to compensate independent booksellers for Amazon’s and […]