index amazon labour rights
[Link] Warren, Sanders Demand Investigation into Amazon’s Attendance Policy
Read: 3/3/2022 www.vice.com
Senators Cory Booker and Richard Blumenthal and Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Cori Bush also wrote the letter.
amazon amazon corporate policy amazon labour rights amazon warehouses amazon workers bernie sanders corporate negligence corporate policy corporations elizabeth warren lmao amazon unlawful termination us democrats us eeoc us politicians us politics us work us workplace rights usa vice.com workplace rights
[Link] 'No One’s Life is Worth a Package': Amazon Workers Are Organizing for Cell Phone Access
Read: 20/12/2021 www.vice.com
The Amazon workers are also demanding that Amazon pay workers for shifts cancelled due to inclement weather. And during school closures, they want Amazon to excuse all absences caused by severe weather and to be paid 80 percent of their salary.
amazon amazon delivery partners amazon labour rights amazon warehouses illinois natural disaster preventable death severe weather tornadoes us work us workplace rights usa vice.com work work reform workers rights workplace negligence workplace politics workplace revolt workplace rights workplace safety
[Link] Amazon's retail CEO Dave Clark defends the company's response to the deadly Edwardsville tornado in internal memo: 'fast action saved lives'
Read: 19/12/2021 www.businessinsider.com
Amazon retail boss Dave Clark thanked employees in an internal memo on Wednesday, following his visit to the Edwardsville, IL, warehouse that was struck by a deadly tornado last week.
amazon amazon delivery partners amazon labour rights amazon warehouses avoidable death civilian deaths corpos death deathcult natural disaster preventable death severe weather tornadoes us companies usa
[Link] Leaked Audio: Amazon Workers Grill Managers at Anti-Union Meeting
Read: 17/11/2021 www.vice.com
Last week, Amazon began holding mandatory anti-union meetings at JFK8, its largest New York City warehouse, and three neighboring warehouses, where workers recently filed and withdrew a petition for a union election in Staten Island.
amazon amazon labour rights amazon warehouses union busting union drives union votes unions us nlrb us unions us work vice.com work workplace politics workplace revolt workplace rights
[Link] Amazon Staten Island Workers Withdraw Request for Union Vote
Read: 15/11/2021 www.nytimes.com
The workers had spent months collecting signatures to call for an election.
amazon amazon labour rights amazon warehouses new york state surveillance union busting union drives union votes unions us nlrb us unions usa workplace politics workplace rights
[Link] Amazon intensifies 'severe' effort to discourage first-ever US warehouse union
Read: 31/10/2021 www.theguardian.com
A push to unionize workers at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama is running into tough opposition as the retail giant, whose profits have boomed during the coronavirus pandemic despite concerns over worker safety, has launched an aggressive anti-union drive.
alabama amazon amazon labour rights amazon warehouses covid covid delta variant covid negligence covid profit covid work covid19 tech unions union busting unions us unions usa work workers rights workplace politics workplace revolt workplace rights workplace safety
[Link] Amazon ‘Delivery Partners’ Hit Amazon With $150 Million Lawsuit
Read: 27/10/2021 www.vice.com
Two Amazon delivery companies in the Portland area sued Amazon Monday, claiming that the e-commerce giant controls nearly every aspect of their business and penalizes them for circumstances beyond their control. The companies are seeking $15 million in damages.
amazon amazon delivery partners amazon labour rights corporate liability corporations corpos delivery work gig economy industrial action living wage lmao corporations oregon strikes us courts us protests us work us workplace rights usa vice.com wages washington state workplace revolt workplace rights workplace safety
[Link] Amazon Abandons Warehouse Plan Because San Diego Is Considering Worker Protection Law
Read: 13/10/2021 www.vice.com
Amazon backed out of a last-mile distribution center project near San Diego, California, because of a proposed law that would require it to pay workers more and offer them stronger protections, Motherboard has confirmed.
amazon amazon labour rights amazon warehouses california california law tech companies us companies us unions us workplace rights usa vice.com workplace politics workplace rights workplace safety