A labor group seeking to represent Amazon.com Inc workers in a small warehouse in New Jersey has withdrawn its petition for a unionization vote, a spokesperson for the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said on Tuesday. The move came a day after the NLRB said the group, Local 713 International Brotherhood of the Trade…
Union Seeking to Organize Amazon Site in New Jersey Withdraws Petition for Vote
Judge Rules Amazon Must Reinstate Fired Warehouse Worker
A judge has ruled Amazon must reinstate a former warehouse employee who was fired in the early days of the pandemic, saying the company “unlawfully” terminated the worker who led a protest calling for Amazon to do more to protect employees against COVID-19. The dispute involving Gerald Bryson, who worked at an Amazon warehouse in…
Amazon Workers in Small New Jersey Facility File for Union Election
April 20, 2022
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(Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc workers at a small facility in New Jersey have shown enough interest to hold a vote on unionizing, the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said on Monday. At least 60 of 200 workers from Amazon’s DNK5 depot in Bayonne, New Jersey, have submitted cards seeking to organize as part of Local…
Amazon Conducts ‘Equity Audit’ in Response to Shareholder Pressure
April 19, 2022
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Amazon has commissioned a “racial equity audit” of safety data for warehouse employees, after facing shareholder pressure from one of the largest public pension funds in the United States. The audit, which Amazon claims is intended to address “disparate racial impacts” for black and Latino workers, will be led by former Attorney General Loretta Lynch,…
Elon Musk Offers to Buy Twitter; Amazon Imposes New Fuel and Inflation Fee | NTD Business
Elon Musk wants to buy twitter, how much is he offering, and will he get his way? Amazon imposing a fuel and inflation fee on sellers, for the first time ever. What does it mean for sellers and consumers? High inflation driving thousands in Argentina to protest in the streets, what are people there saying? New York pushing for…
Amazon Adding 5 Percent ‘Fuel and Inflation Surcharge’ to US Seller Fees as Inflation Soars
Amazon announced on April 13 that it will add a five percent “fuel and inflation surcharge” to seller fees in the United States in an effort to offset its rising costs as inflation levels soar across the country. The e-commerce giant said the new surcharge will go into effect on April 28 and will apply to sellers…
Delta: Hiking Fares Helps With Fuel Costs; China Lockdown May Impact iPhone Production | NTD Business
The Elon Musk Twitter drama escalates with a lawsuit. Former shareholders sue over delay in disclosing stake. There’s possible improvement with the supply chain snarls; some in the trucking industry say demand is slowing down. Solar and wind energy prices are rising, along with everything else. We talk to a windmill maker to see what’s happening. Racing…
Woman’s Attorneys’ Fees Award Dwarfs Jury Verdict Amount
LOS ANGELES—A Santa Ana woman who won more than $300,000 after a jury found she was targeted for disparate treatment in her human resources job at Amazon has been awarded more than $2 million in attorneys fees. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Linfield on April 8 granted $2.47 million in attorneys’ fees to Thu…
Amazon Calls for Election Rerun After Workers Voted for First US Union
NEW YORK—Amazon.com Inc. on Friday called for an election rerun after workers at a New York City warehouse voted to create the company’s first U.S. union, saying that the U.S. labor board and worker-organizers suppressed turnout. The Amazon Labor Union (ALU) rejected the allegations made by the online retailer that is the second-largest U.S. private…
Amazon Objects to Staten Island Union Victory, Alleges Employees Were Coerced Into Voting
Amazon.com Inc. has said it objects to a union victory at its JFK8 warehouse in the New York City borough of Staten Island on April 2, accusing the new union, Amazon Labor Union (ALU), of having threatened workers into voting. The U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) said in an April 6 filing that it is giving…
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