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How Chevron Polluted the Amazon and Fought Environmental Lawyer Steven Donziger
Polluters want to use me as a symbol to silence the advocacy that is needed to save the planet, says Steven Donziger.
“Billionaires Have Got to Go”: Labor Activists March to Bezos’s NYC Penthouse
The march then went to New York’s Times Square, which one speaker said is the “heart of capitalism.”
Amazon Loses Bid to Overturn Union’s Historic Win in New York
The decision is a win for Amazon Labor Union, which won a vote in April to form the company’s first-ever union.
Amazon Warehouse Workers in Albany File Petition to Unionize
If workers are successful, they could form the company’s second-ever union.
NLRB Is Understaffed and Underfunded at Critical Moment for Labor Movement
The National Labor Relations Board has not had an increase in funding since 2014.
In a Year, Amazon Disciplined Workers 13,000 Times at Now-Unionized Warehouse
That’s an average of 2.5 disciplinary notes for every one of the 5,300 workers employed at the warehouse at the time.
Amazon’s CEO Pay Is More Than 6,000 Times That of the Company’s Typical Worker
Low-wage corporations have continued to pump up CEO pay during COVID while workers are struggling with rising costs.
Amazon Labor Union Organizer Fired From Warehouse Amid Union-Busting Campaign
Labor organizer Pasquale "Uncle Pat" Cioffi was fired days before a hearing Amazon wanted blocked from public viewing.
Labor Officials Find Amazon Threatened Pro-Union Workers With Wage Cuts
NLRB officials found the company threatened workers in captive audience meetings that they would have their wages cut.
Amazon’s “Inadequate” Safety Rules Put Thousands at Risk, AOC and Warren Say
Occupational safety officials found that Amazon’s safety protocols contain “glaring gaps,” the lawmakers said.