In a letter, Sanders describes Amazon’s warehouse conditions as ‘uniquely dangerous’ and pointed to the commerce giant’s high serious injury rate.
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Amazon, Marriott and other companies vow to hire thousands of refugees in Europe
Adidas, Starbucks, L’Oreal, PepsiCo and Hyatt have also joined in the pledge.
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Corporate Amazon workers protest company’s climate impact and return-to-office mandate in walkout
Organizers estimated more than 1,900 employees pledged to walk out around the world Wednesday.
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Federal regulators fine Amazon $25 million over child privacy issues
The U.S. government alleges that Amazon violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, a 1998 law that has recently been enforced against other popular tech companies including Epic Games and YouTube.
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Amazon delivery firm allows its drivers to unionize with the Teamsters
Last week, 84 workers at Amazon contractor Battle Tested Strategies reached a contract with the Teamsters, which the employer voluntarily recognized.
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Amazon, despite climate pledge, fought to kill emissions bill in Oregon
In Oregon, the company that branded itself a climate crusader helped quietly quash a climate bill that would have regulated its data centers.
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Amazon to lay off 9,000 more employees on top of 18,000 in January
The job cuts would mark the second largest round of layoffs in the company’s history.
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Amazon starts drug subscription service for Prime members
Called RxPass, the service lets patients order generic medications that treat more than 80 common health conditions.
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Amazon to cut 18,000 jobs as tech layoffs grow
The company had previously said it would reduce its workforce, but without many details of the size of the cuts.
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‘Extreme’ delays plague mail delivery during busiest week of year, union says
Some customers, according to the union, are now going five or six days without regular mail service – as the holidays send delivery volumes to their peak.