Amazon Drivers Take 45 Days to Earn What the Company’s Union Buster Earned in 1
Union-busting consultants thrive on secrecy, but they can’t hide their obscene pay rates for long.
Global Black Friday Strikes Against Amazon Target ‘Techno-Authoritarian’ Assault on Workers
By Jake Johnson Common Dreams Amazon workers and their allies worldwide took to the streets on Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year, to protest the e-commerce behemoth’s…
WaPo Defends Data Centers—With Few Disclosures That Amazon Depends on Them
The data center controversy was downplayed by the Washington Post—owned by the founder of Amazon, a company at the forefront of the data center buildout.
COP30 in the Amazon and the Hope of Indigenous Leadership
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan Democracy Now BELÉM, BRAZIL–The Amazon rainforest, often described as the lungs of the planet, is teeming with life. Thousands of Amazonian land defenders, both…
The Good and Bad of Amazon’s ‘Dark Patterns’ Settlement
The government's deal with Amazon skips over what could have been a valuable case for regulators and the public.
Amazon Won’t Display Tariff Costs After Trump Whines to Bezos
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said all companies should be "displaying how much tariffs contribute to the total price of products."
Amazon Stokes Racial Divides in Lead-Up to North Carolina Union Vote
The workers are organizing across racial and ethnic divides, through constant turnover, in deeply hostile terrain.
As Trump II Begins, Bezos Swaps Scrutiny for ‘Storytelling’
By Julie Hollar / Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting As the Washington Post faces a staff rebellion and plummeting subscription rates, billionaire owner Jeff Bezos has introduced a new mission…
WaPo Kills Cartoon That Mocked the Boss—and Trump
By Pete Tucker / Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting When Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer Prize–winning Washington Post cartoonist, submitted a draft sketch shortly before Christmas, she must have known she…
Amazon Workers Launch Largest Strike Yet: ‘It Doesn’t Feel Like a Job That Should Be Legal’
The Teamsters set Amazon an ultimatum: recognize the unions and agree to bargaining by December 15, or face strikes. Amazon hasn’t moved.
Teamsters Unions Launches ‘Largest Strike Against Amazon in US History’
"We are fighting against a vicious union-busting campaign, and we are going to win," said one Amazon warehouse worker.
Amazon Hit With Potential Strike and Damning Senate Report Ahead of Holiday Rush
Bernie Sanders released a report on abusive conditions at Amazon warehouses as workers prepare for a pre-holiday strike.
Black Friday Actions in 30+ Countries Aim to ‘Make Amazon Pay’
"When we announced our intention to protest today, our management attempted to stop us in multiple ways. We want to say to Amazon—you could not stop us today, you cannot…
A National Movement To Organize Amazon Takes Off
Teamsters are engaged in a similar strategy to challenge Amazon’s power—building momentum by organizing in various areas along its logistics chain.
Amazon Workers Affiliate with the Teamsters, Next Up Electing Top Officers
By Luis Feliz Leon / Labor Notes Amazon Labor Union members voted June 17 to affiliate with the Teamsters. Workers cast 878 ballots at JFK8 Amazon fulfillment center on Staten…