May 02 Amazon workers in second NYC election reject unionization By Haleluya Hadero, Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press A federal labor board on Monday will count ballots cast by warehouse workers in a second Amazon union election on Staten Island. Continue reading
Apr 01 Amazon workers in New York City vote to unionize, a first for the company By Haleluya Hadero, Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press Amazon workers in Staten Island, New York, voted to unionize on Friday, marking the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant’s history and handing an unexpected win to a nascent group that fueled the union drive. Continue reading
Mar 31 Vote counts begin in Amazon union elections in New York, Alabama By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press If a majority votes in favor of a union at either location, it would mark the first successful U.S. organizing effort in Amazon history. Continue reading
Jan 17 Tornado victim’s family sues Amazon over warehouse collapse By Associated Press The family of a delivery driver who died last month when a tornado collapsed the Amazon warehouse in central Illinois where he worked has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Continue reading
Jan 11 2nd union election for Alabama Amazon workers will be by mail By Anne D'Innocenzio A federal labor board said that Amazon workers in a facility in Bessemer, Alabama will vote by mail next month in a re-run election to decide whether or not to unionize. Continue reading
Dec 13 OSHA opens investigation after Amazon warehouse collapses during tornado, killing 6 By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Amazon said workers at the warehouse had little time to prepare when the National Weather Service declared a tornado warning on Friday night. The tornado arrived soon after, collapsing both sides of the warehouse and caving in its roof. Continue reading
Dec 08 Significant outage at Amazon causes widespread disruptions at U.S. businesses By Frank Bajak, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The incident at Amazon Web Services mostly affected the eastern U.S., but still impacted everything from airline reservations and auto dealerships to payment apps and video streaming services to Amazon's own massive e-commerce operation. Continue reading
Dec 07 Major outage hits Amazon Web Services, impacting a wide variety of sites By Associated Press The company provides cloud computing services to many governments, universities and companies. Continue reading
Nov 29 Amazon workers in Alabama get a do-over union election By Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press The move is a major blow to Amazon, which had spent about a year aggressively campaigning for warehouse workers in Bessemer to reject the union, which they ultimately did by a wide margin. Continue reading
Nov 26 Activists block Amazon warehouses in Europe on Black Friday By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Climate activists have blockaded Amazon warehouses in three European countries. It's part of a global effort to pressure the ecommerce giant on one of its busiest days of the year to improve working conditions and end business practices that hurt… Continue reading