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Some warehouse workers of Amazon, the largest American e-commerce retailer with 750,000 employees, have organized for workplace improvements in light of the company's scrutinized labor practices and stance against unions. Worker actions have included work stoppages and have won concessions including increased pay, safety precautions, and time off.
The Amazon Labor Union (ALU) is a labor union specifically for Amazon workers, created on April 20, 2021. [1] On April 1, 2022, the Amazon workers at a warehouse in Staten Island , JFK8, backed by the ALU became the first unionized Amazon workers recognized by the National Labor Relations Board . [ 2 ]
July 16, 2024 at 11:14 AM. Mark Makela. Amazon Prime Day, the 48-hour discount blitz that kicks off Tuesday, is a “major” cause of worker injuries, according to the preliminary results of a ...
During Prime Day 2019, "just under" 45 out of 100 workers documented were injured, or "nearly half of the company warehouse workers" according to the report. The data used for the report was ...
A message at Amazon’s RDU1 warehouse in Garner, North Carolina informs employees they don’t have to speak with union representatives. “Union authorization cards ask for personal information ...
On November 28–29, 2021, two workers allegedly died within hours of one another. The first employee suffered a stroke on the site in a trailer shortly after his request; his body was discovered 20 minutes later. The second worker was found in a bathroom of the warehouse and transported to a hospital where they were pronounced dead. [1]
Amazon’s popular Prime Day sales event has been “a major cause of injuries” for warehouse workers who pick and pack customer orders at the e-commerce giant's facilities across the United ...
The extended strikes in the states of Georgia, California, Kentucky and New York come after 100 Amazon drivers started a strike at the e-commerce giant's facility in Skokie, Illinois, in June. As ...