Amazon boosts pay for subcontracted delivery drivers amid union pressure
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Amazon boosts pay for subcontracted delivery drivers amid union pressure

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Amazon is giving another pay boost to its subcontracted delivery drivers in the U.S. amid growing union pressure. Drivers who work with Amazon’s Delivery Service Partners, or DSPs, will earn an average of nearly $22 per hour, a 7% bump from the previous average of $20.50, the company said Thursday. Last week, a National Labor Board prosecutor in Atlanta determined Amazon should be held jointly liable for allegedly making threats and other unlawful statements to DSP drivers seeking to unionize in the city. Meanwhile, NLRB prosecutors in Los Angeles determined last month that Amazon was a joint employer of subcontracted drivers who delivered packages for the company in California.

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Amazon boosts pay for subcontracted delivery drivers amid union pressure
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Amazon boosts pay for subcontracted delivery drivers amid union pressure

Associated Press  

Amazon is giving another pay boost to its subcontracted delivery drivers in the U.S. amid growing union pressure. Drivers who work with Amazon’s Delivery Service Partners, or DSPs, will earn an average of nearly $22 per hour, a 7% bump from the previous average of $20.50, the company said Thursday. Last week, a National Labor Relations Board prosecutor in Atlanta …

Thousands of drivers file arbitration claims against Amazon for unpaid wages and other losses
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Thousands of drivers file arbitration claims against Amazon for unpaid wages and other losses

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Thousands of delivery drivers filed legal claims against Amazon on Tuesday, alleging the company’s classification of them as independent contractors instead of employees has led to unpaid wages and other financial losses. Two law firms spearheading the action said about 15,860 Amazon Flex drivers have submitted arbitration claims with the American Arbitration Association, where 453 similar cases …

Wisconsin Supreme Court lets ruling stand that declared Amazon drivers to be employees
9 months, 1 week ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court lets ruling stand that declared Amazon drivers to be employees

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday let stand a lower court ruling that declared some delivery drivers for Amazon were employees as the state argued, not independent contractors as the online retail giant contended. Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, in a concurring decision, said the reason the court dismissed the case was that further review “would not serve …

Teamsters add their heft to dozens of Amazon delivery drivers picketing around the country
1 year, 4 months ago

Teamsters add their heft to dozens of Amazon delivery drivers picketing around the country

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The Teamsters flexed their muscles during contract negotiations with UPS last month, securing pay hikes for drivers and scoring other wins. During speeches and interviews in recent months, Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien has aired his belief that a strong UPS contract would also bolster the union’s organizing prospects at Amazon, where the sole labor group — …

Labor agency: Amazon union’s meeting complaints have merit
2 years, 8 months ago

Labor agency: Amazon union’s meeting complaints have merit

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The National Labor Relations Board has found merit in a union charge that Amazon violated labor law in New York City’s Staten Island by holding mandatory worker meetings to persuade its employees not to unionize. But in a memo sent to the agency’s field offices last month, NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo said she believes the meetings, …

The Amazon Case Signals a Tougher Stance on Gig Economy Firms
55 years ago

The Amazon Case Signals a Tougher Stance on Gig Economy Firms

Wired  

The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday that Amazon had agreed to repay drivers for its Flex delivery service almost $62 million that consumers had intended as tips but that Amazon retained for several years. The FTC called Amazon’s tipping practices “deceptive.” “We have a long history of bringing cases against bogus business opportunities and phony income claims. The move is …

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