Why Amazon’s Workers Sided With the Company Over a Union
New York Times
When Graham Brooks received his ballot in early February, asking whether he wanted to form a union at the Amazon warehouse in Alabama where he works, he did not hesitate.…
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Amazon Workers Defeat Union Effort in Alabama
Amazon[1] workers at a giant warehouse in Alabama voted decisively against forming a union on Friday, squashing the most significant labor drive[2] in the internet giant’s history and dealing a…
Amazon’s Clashes With Labor: Days of Conflict and Control
In recent weeks, a heated discussion about whether Amazon’s workers must urinate in bottles because they have no time to go to the bathroom — a level of control that…
Why Amazon’s Union Vote Matters
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.[1] There’s a lot riding on the outcome of a vote on whether…
Contentious Union Vote at Amazon Heads to a Count
SEATTLE — By the end of Monday, thousands of yellow envelopes mailed to a squat brick building in Birmingham, Ala., will hold the fate of one of the most closely…
Amazon Walks a Political Tightrope in Its Union Fight
WASHINGTON — Amazon[1] is aligned with the Biden[2] administration on several fronts. It backs a $15-an-hour federal minimum wage. It has pledged to meet all the goals of the Paris…
Organizing Gravediggers, Cereal Makers and, Maybe, Amazon Employees
A group of gravediggers in Columbus, Ohio, who just negotiated a 3 percent raise. The poultry plant that processes chicken nuggets for McDonald’s. The workers who make Cap’n Crunch in…
Big Tech Wants Points for Jobs
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.[1] Here’s one more way that technology companies are becoming more like conventional…
Amazon Labor Fight: Wages May Not Ward Off Union
“From Faurecia to Amazon, it’s a big pay difference,” said Mr. Richardson, who now makes $15.55. Heather Knox, an Amazon spokeswoman, said that workers in Bessemer were eligible for raises…
In a First, Uber Agrees to Classify British Drivers as ‘Workers’
LONDON — For years, Uber has successfully deployed armies of lawyers and lobbyists around the world to fight attempts to reclassify drivers as company workers entitled to higher wages and…
