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House Lawmakers Say Amazon May Have Illegally Impeded Antitrust Investigation
Company executives lied in their testimonies on internal policies, the lawmakers said.
Union Files “Precedent-Setting” Charges of Misconduct Against Amazon
A survey found that nearly two-thirds of local residents support a union at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama.
Companies Who Stopped Donations After January 6 Used Lobbyists to Give Instead
Corporations like Amazon and Microsoft used lobbyists to get around their pledges not to donate.
Amazon Dodged $5.2 Billion in Taxes Last Year, Report Finds
The company was able to dodge taxes despite making a record profit of $35 billion last year.
Workers at Three Amazon Warehouses Are Now Waging Unionization Battles
A success at Amazon may unleash a wave of unionization filings, just as the first successful Starbucks union did.
New York Amazon Workers File to Unionize Just Before Election Rerun in Bessemer
The LDJ5 sorting facility is the second Amazon warehouse in Staten Island to file for unionization.
Labor Board Says Amazon Illegally Threatened Workers in Union-Busting Campaign
The NLRB recently ruled that Amazon workers in Staten Island, New York, will soon get a union election.
Widespread Discontent Drove Labor’s Advances in the Private Sector in 2021
The resurgence of the U.S. labor movement remains nascent, but working-class power is beginning to regain its footing.
Staten Island Amazon Workers Pause Unionization Battle, But the Fight Isn’t Over
Amazon Labor Union organizers withdrew their petition to the NLRB in November, but they remain hopeful about the future.
Ocasio-Cortez and Warren Pressure Amazon to Explain Its Role in Tornado Deaths
“Amazon profits should never come at the cost of workers’ lives, health, and safety,” the lawmakers wrote.