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☆ US Labor Department accuses Amazon of failing to keep warehouse workers safe
  + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Catherine Thorbecke | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
CNN —Amazon has been accused by federal safety regulators of failing to keep warehouse workers safe from workplace hazards at three US facilities, in the latest example of government officials scrutinizing the e-commerce giant’s labor practices. The Department of Labor said Wednesday that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Amazon and issued hazard letters related to injury risks from workers lifting packages after inspecting three warehouse facilities in Deltona, Florida; Waukegan, Illinois; and New Windsor, New York. An Amazon spokesperson said the company “strongly” disagrees with OSHA’s claims and intends to appeal. “We’ve cooperated fully, and the government’s allegations don’t reflect the reality of safety at our sites,” Kelly Nantel, an Amazon spokesperson, told CNN in a statement Wednesday. But Amazon is also known for carefully tracking worker productivity and for working conditions that have been called “grueling.”“We have to keep up with the pace,” Jennifer Bates, an Amazon warehouse employee who helped organize a union push at an Alabama facility, said in testimony before the Senate Budget Committee in 2021.
☆ Whole Foods must pay $300,000 over accusations that a system meant to track productivity captured warehouse workers' voices without their consent
  + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Workers at an Illinois warehouse had to record their voices in a system that directed their work. At Whole Foods warehouses, employees are given a headset that they wear while at work. Using biometric data is just one way that some employers, including many retail companies, track and guide workers' productivity. Amazon warehouse workers have been tracked by the amount of time they spend doing things other than working, such as going to the bathroom. Do you work in a warehouse operated by Whole Foods or another retailer and use voice technology to do your job?
☆ Amazon warehouse workers in UK vote to go on strike
  + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Catherine Thorbecke | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
CNN —Amazon warehouse workers at a facility in the United Kingdom plan to go on strike, their union confirmed to CNN on Friday, in a move that’s being billed as a first for the company’s workers in the country. The GMB union, which represents workers in a range of industries in the UK, said that hundreds of Amazon workers at a warehouse in Coventry overwhelmingly voted for the strike, which is expected to take place in the new year. “On top of this, we’re pleased to have announced that full-time, part-time and seasonal frontline employees will receive an additional one-time special payment of up to £500 as an extra thank you.”The move from Amazon workers in the UK also comes as Amazon workers in the United States continue to organize and push for collective bargaining rights. Amazon workers at a warehouse in Staten Island, New York, made history earlier this year when they voted to form the first-ever labor union at one of the company’s US facilities. Despite the landmark victory for the worker group, known as the Amazon Labor Union, the company has yet to formally recognize the union or come to the bargaining table.
☆ Starbucks and Amazon's PR nightmare is coming true as one of their combined stores pushes to unionize
  + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Alex Bitter | Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
About 30 Starbucks employees at the New York store will participate in the vote, Bloomberg reported. One of the Starbucks Amazon Go stores is considering unionizing this week. Roughly 30 Starbucks employees at the Times Square location will decide on December 15 whether to join Starbucks Workers United. The workers were protesting "short staffing and the company's failure to bargain with union stores," Starbucks Workers United said in a press release. A Starbucks Amazon Go cafe StarbucksBoth Amazon and Starbucks have cultivated reputations as progressive employers and pushed back against unionsBoth companies have painted themselves as forward-thinking on worker treatment and benefits.
☆ Meet the Amazon warehouse workers paying the price for fast, free shipping
  + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Katie Nixdorf | Noah Lewis | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +1 min
The serious injury rate at Amazon warehouses was double that of other distribution centers in 2021. Workers suffer musculoskeletal disorders, or MSDs, which are caused by repetitive movements. Amazon spent $300 million on safety initiatives to try and become "Earth's safest place to work." Loading Something is loading. We accessed rare video footage from inside one of the most dangerous Amazon warehouses in the US and spoke to former employees to understand the true cost of Amazon's push for speed.
☆ Amazon CEO explains thinking behind layoffs as unionized warehouse workers protest outside
  + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Catherine Thorbecke | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +5 min
Amazon, more than most tech companies, experienced a staggering pandemic boom as more customers shifted their spending online during the health crisis. Despite the landmark union victory in April, Amazon has so far refused to formally recognize the grassroots worker group known as the Amazon Labor Union, or come to the bargaining table. The company has aggressively pushed back against the workers’ victory through the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). Jassy also emphasized that the last two Amazon union elections held resulted in workers voting not to unionize, and that Amazon prefers to have a direct relationship with fulfillment center workers rather than going through unions. Labor activist Chris Smalls joins members of the Amazon labor union and others for a protest outside of the New York Times DealBook Summit as Amazon's CEO, Andy Jassy, will be appearing on November 30, 2022 in New York City.
☆ Amazon workers strike in the US and 30 other countries on Black Friday in global 'Make Amazon Pay' campaign
  + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Protests by Amazon workers and allies were planned in 30-plus countries on Black Friday. The Make Amazon Pay campaign comes as Amazon faces unionization efforts across the globe. The campaign is led by Make Amazon Pay, a coalition of 70 trade unions and organizations including Greenpeace, Oxfam, and Amazon Workers International. Protests were planned in more than 30 countries, including India, Germany, and Japan, according to Make Amazon Pay. Gig Workers Association (GigWA) in association with Amazon Warehouse workers and Hawkers Joint Action Committee participate in a protest in New Delhi, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022.
☆ Amazon warehouse workers across 40 countries protest low wages
  + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAmazon warehouse workers across 40 countries protest low wagesGuru Hariharan, former Amazon executive and CommerceIQ CEO, joins 'TechCHeck' to discuss Amazon warehouse protests, the impact labor strikes could have on the company's supply chain, and the top products consumers are searching for.
☆ Amazon unveiled a new warehouse robot that can identify and pick 65% of the items it sells. 'This will take my job,' one warehouse worker said.
  + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Katherine Long | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
The robot's capabilities have sparked fears among some Amazon workers that Sparrow could leave them without work. Sparrow "will take my job," one Amazon warehouse worker said, after reading Amazon's description of the robot. "Everyone knows that Amazon wants to replace human labor with robots," said Ryan Brown, an Amazon worker and the president of the union Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity & Empowerment. One of Amazon's robot arms is installed at Brown's facility, he said, but "interestingly enough, the robot that we have is always down." "These robots collapse," agreed Brett Daniels, an Amazon worker and Amazon Labor Union organizer.
☆ Amazon workers say minor aches suddenly became debilitating as they raced to meet speed targets
  + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Katherine Long | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +21 min
At the DuPont warehouse, Amazon workers with such injuries took an average of 103 days to heal, Washington state found. Workers' compensation payouts to Amazon workers with musculoskeletal disorders are often in the tens of thousands of dollars — some exceed $100,000, data from Washington state shows. But because musculoskeletal disorders take months to develop and aren't as visible as other, more catastrophic injuries, even some Amazon workers write them off. Williams was out of work for more than 150 days because of her shoulder injury, internal Amazon injury logs show. The company needs to become "Earth's Safest Place to Work," Amazon's founder, Jeff Bezos, said in his final letter to shareholders last year.
☆ Inside the cold war between Amazon and unions, which are wielding drones and secret agents to expose the company's labor practices
  + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Katherine Long | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +11 min
Unions infiltrated Amazon construction sites in Oregon and Washington seeking regulatory violations. On a frosty morning in February 2021, Tom Tanner walked into an under-construction Amazon warehouse in eastern Washington seeking work. Campaigns to organize Amazon warehouse workers have grabbed national headlines. Amazon workers at the LDJ5 Amazon Sort Center join a rally in support of the union on April 24 in Staten Island, New York. Wendell Jeffson in a boom lift at the Amazon warehouse in Shelby, Michigan, when he was 17.
☆ Amazon confirms it is raising pay for warehouse staff and delivery drivers by $1 per hour
  + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( Isobel Asher Hamilton | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
Amazon announced Wednesday it's upping pay for warehouse workers and drivers by roughly $1 per hour. Insider's Katherine Long reported Amazon was planning broad pay raises of between $0.50 and $1 on Wednesday before Amazon's announcement. Amazon did not say specifically why it had chosen now to up pay for its warehouse workers and drivers. This year saw the creation of the first US Amazon warehouse workers' union at a facility in Staten Island, New York. Amazon warehouse workers in the UK protested in August after being awarded a pay rise of 35p (38 cents).
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