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As Trump Pushes Privatization of USPS, Amazon May Be Preparing to Take Over
A new CEO statement from Amazon suggests it could be angling to take over the US Postal Service.

Italy Shows How Amazon Can Be Forced to Bargain: Shut Down Its Distribution
Amazon is huge and powerful, but Italian workers have shown it can be forced to negotiate. Could US workers do the same?

Amazon Bends to Trump, Denies It Planned to Post US Tariff Costs on Website
Amazon owner Jeff Bezos has made several moves in the past year to gain favor with Donald Trump.

Commercial AI Has Become a Key Enabler of Israel’s Mass Killing of Palestinians
Israeli forces are using artificial intelligence and cloud services sold by OpenAI, Google, Amazon and Microsoft.

Workers Resist Amazon’s Attempts to Divide Them by Race Ahead of NC Union Vote
Four thousand workers are voting this week for what would be the second unionized Amazon warehouse in the US.

Amazon Quietly Rescinds Pledges to Protect Black and LGBTQ Rights
“Seeing DEI being rolled back so aggressively by so many companies is jarring,” said LGBTQ researcher Allison Chapman.

2024 Saw Organized Labor Score Gains, But Challenges Loom on the Horizon
Workers’ demands for union democracy have fueled more fights, more wins, higher expectations and more new organizing.

Amazon Workers Speak Out Amid Unprecedented Holiday Season Strike
Thousands of Amazon workers on Thursday launched the largest strike against the retail giant in US history.

Teamsters Launch Historic Nationwide Strike Against Amazon
Workers at multiple facilities are pressuring Amazon to negotiate contracts with its unionized employees.

Amazon Hit With Potential Strike and Damning Senate Report Ahead of Holiday Rush
Bernie Sanders released a report on abusive conditions at Amazon warehouses as workers prepare for a pre-holiday strike.