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Amazon fisherman confesses to killing missing journalist and Indigenous expert

By Fabiano Maisonnave, Edmar Barros, Maurico Savarese, Associated Press

Brazilian authorities say a fisherman confessed to killing a British journalist and an Indigenous expert in Brazil's remote Amazon region and took police to a site where human remains were recovered.

New York agency files discrimination complaint against Amazon

By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press

A state agency in New York has filed an administrative complaint against Amazon, alleging the e-commerce giant discriminated against pregnant and disabled workers by denying reasonable accommodations and forcing them to take unpaid leave.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.