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Amazon Warehouse Staff In Upstate NY Seek Union Election

Workers in upstate New York Amazon warehouse file a petition to form a trade union, National Labor Relations Board confirms

2 years ago

Amazon To Buy Roomba Maker iRobot For $1.7bn

Amazon signs deal to buy Roomba maker iRobot for $1.7bn as it looks to expand on smart home offerings such…

2 years ago

Amazon Staff In Essex Halt Work Over 3 Percent Pay Rise

GMB Union claims 700 Amazon staff in Tilbury warehouse stopped work in response to a 3 percent (35 pence) pay…

2 years ago

Amazon Posts Second Straight Loss After Rivian Stake Writedown

Another tech bellweather financial results show Amazon posting a second quarterly loss in a row, after a hefty reassessment of…

2 years ago

Rivian Confirms It Will Cut 6 Percent Of Staff

Axe is to fall on 600 jobs at the electric truck maker Rivian, as it restructures to “optimise costs” in…

2 years ago

Amazon UK To Raise Cost Of Prime Service

Streaming costs rise. Monthly Amazon Prime subscription cost to increase to £8.99 per month, as delivery and labour costs rise

2 years ago

Amazon Buys Health Care Provider One Medical For $3.9bn

Amazon's deal to purchase One Medical for $3.9 billion a test for US lawmakers and regulators who have vowed to…

2 years ago

Amazon Begins Deliveries With Rivian Electric Vans

Customers in US will start to see Amazon deliver thier packages using its custom electric delivery vehicles from startup Rivian

2 years ago

Amazon Ring Gave Doorbell Footage To US Police Without Owners’ Consent

Surveillance footage from Amazon Ring doorbells has been provided to US police forces 11 times so far in 2022, without…

2 years ago

Amazon Faces UK Investigation For Suspected Anti-competitive Practices

Another probe. Busy week for the UK's CMA after it confirms investigation of Amazon over “suspected anti-competitive practices”

2 years ago

Google Tells Staff They Can Relocate After Roe v Wade Ending

After US Supreme Court last week removed women's reproduction rights, Google tells staff they can relocate without explanation

2 years ago

Amazon Reveals Alexa Option To Mimic Any Person’s Voice

Bereavement aid for those in mourning? Amazon's Alexa voice assistant could be programmed to sound like a deceased loved one

3 years ago

Amazon Could Run Out of US Workers, Memo Reveals

Internal research at Amazon warns the e-commerce giant could run out of workers in the US in two years, due…

3 years ago

Amazon To Begin Drone Deliveries In Californian Town

Amazon to begin drone delivery of 'thousands' of items weighing under 5lb in Lockeford, California, nearly ten years after creating…

3 years ago

Smaller Firms Support US Tech Competition Bill As Giants Resist

Dozens of smaller tech companies and organisations sign letter supporting American Innovation and Choice Online Act as tech giants warn…

3 years ago

Amazon’s Consumer Boss, Dave Clark, Steps Down

Changing the old guard. Dave Clark, Amazon's head of consumer business, is stepping down amid after surviving shareholder vote on…

3 years ago

Amazon Hits Out At US Congress Antitrust Bill

Online retail giant Amazon slams US antitrust bill for unfairly singling it out, while not targetting rival retailers such as…

3 years ago

Amazon Shareholders Narrowly Approve Executive Pay

Amazon shareholders deliver rebuke in narrow approval for executive pay, as Facebook owner Meta and Google also face increasing investor…

3 years ago

Amazon Drivers Risk Increasing Number Of Injuries

Study shows that nearly one in five Amazon delivery drivers suffered injuries in 2021- again raising safty concerns about conditions…

3 years ago

Global Digital Tax Law Not Ready Until 2024, Says OECD

Corporation tax delay. Rollout of 15 percent tax agreement for big name corporations only likely in 2024, says head of…

3 years ago

Amazon Takes Legal Action Against Fake Review Brokers

Amazon takes legal action against four firms it says brokered false reviews en masse, as government promises stronger consumer protections

3 years ago

US VP Kamala Harris To Meet Amazon Labor Union At White House

Biden support for unionisation. Grassroots Amazon trade union, as well as other trade unions are to meet with the American…

3 years ago

Union Loses Second Amazon Staten Island Vote

Labour campaigners fail in bid to organise second Amazon facility in New York's Staten Island, after surprise win at JFK8…

3 years ago

Amazon Wins Hearing That Could Overturn Union Vote

US labour board to proceed with hearing that could invalidate historic pro-union result of last month's vote at Amazon Staten…

3 years ago

Amazon Posts First Net Loss Since 2015, Amid Challenging Market

Disappointing results from Amazon with first loss since 2015, as inflation, fuel and warehouse costs and supply chain turmoil take…

3 years ago

Amazon Won’t Face Federal Action Over Tornado Warehouse Collapse

No citation or penalities to be issued by federal agency, after December tornado flattened Amazon's DLI4 warehouse, killing six people

3 years ago

Amazon Faces Union Vote At Second State Island Facility

Second Amazon warehouse in Staten Island begins voting on whether to join grassroots trade union formed by fired Amazon worker

3 years ago

Amazon No Longer Facing Union Vote In New Jersey

Trade union seeking to organise represent Amazon staff in New Jersey facility withdraws its petition, but doesn't give any reason

3 years ago

Amazon To Carry Out Racial Equity Audit

E-commerce giant will conduct racial equity audit led by former US Attorney, after shareholder proposal on diversity, equity and inclusion

3 years ago

Amazon Staff At New Jersey Facility To Hold Union Vote

Snowballing movement? National Labor Relations Board says Amazon staff at New Jersey facility have enough signatures to hold union vote

3 years ago