Amazon workers across world urged to strike on Black Friday
2 years ago

Amazon workers across world urged to strike on Black Friday

The Hindu  

Gig Workers Association in association with Amazon Warehouse workers and Hawkers Joint Action Committee held protests here on Friday, demanding the global giant to pay at least ₹25,000 per month to every employee and reduce working hours from 10 hours to eight hours. The campaign, titled “Make Amazon Pay”, was part of the global action call given by the Make Amazon Pay coalition involving UNI Global Union, Progressive International, 80 trade unions, civil society organisations such as Oxfam and Greenpeace against Amazon “squeezing every last drop it can” from “workers, communities and the planet”. Dharmendra Kumar, Co-convenor of Joint Action Committee against Foreign Retail and E-commerce, said Amazon is lowering working standards across the board in India. Protests across the world Workers at Amazon sites across the world, including in the United States, Germany, and France, were urged to strike on Black Friday, targeting the online retailer on one of the busiest shopping days of the year with calls for better pay.

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Amazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do with it
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3 days ago

Amazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do with it

Associated Press  

Amazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek to exert pressure on the two major companies to recognize them as unionized employees or to meet demands for an inaugural labor contract. John Logan, director of labor and employment studies at San Francisco State University, said he thinks the Amazon and …

Amazon workers are striking at multiple facilities. Here’s what you should know
4 days, 2 hours ago

Amazon workers are striking at multiple facilities. Here’s what you should know

Associated Press  

Amazon workers affiliated with the Teamsters union continued a strike Friday at seven of the company’s delivery hubs just days before Christmas. The Teamsters haven’t formally indicated when the actions will end, but Vinnie Perrone, the president of a local Teamsters union in metro New York, said Thursday that the walkout would continue “as long as it takes.” The union, …

Teamsters Union launches 'largest strike against Amazon in U.S. history'
4 days, 12 hours ago

Teamsters Union launches 'largest strike against Amazon in U.S. history'

Raw Story  

The Teamsters launched what the union described as "the largest strike against Amazon in U.S. history" on Thursday morning to protest the e-commerce behemoth's unlawful refusal to bargain with organized drivers and warehouse workers across the country. The union said Wednesday that Teamsters locals are also "putting up primary picket lines at hundreds of Amazon Fulfillment Centers nationwide." "Amazon warehouse …

Christmas thrown into chaos as Amazon workers from NYC to San Francisco mount largest strike against online retailer during last minute shopping rush
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4 days, 12 hours ago

Christmas thrown into chaos as Amazon workers from NYC to San Francisco mount largest strike against online retailer during last minute shopping rush

Daily Mail  

Amazon workers across America are walking off the job today to take part in the 'largest' strike against the online retailer amid the last minute Christmas shopping rush. Pictured are Amazon workers striking in New York City today The union gave Amazon a December 15 deadline to begin negotiations and warehouse workers had recently voted to authorize a strike. Pictured …

Amazon workers strike at multiple facilities as Teamsters seek labor contract
4 days, 17 hours ago

Amazon workers strike at multiple facilities as Teamsters seek labor contract

Associated Press  

Workers at seven Amazon facilities went on strike Thursday, an effort by the Teamsters union to pressure the e-commerce company for a labor agreement during a key shopping period. The Teamsters said the workers, who voted to authorize strikes in recent days, joined picket lines after Amazon ignored a Sunday deadline the union set for contract negotiations. “Amazon is pushing …

Amazon faces multiple pickets as union targets holiday shopping rush
5 days ago

Amazon faces multiple pickets as union targets holiday shopping rush

NPR  

Amazon faces multiple pickets as union targets holiday shopping rush toggle caption Damian Dovarganes/AP Amazon faced a coordinated picket effort as drivers and warehouse workers at multiple locations around the U.S. on Thursday pressed the retail giant to recognize their unions. The union had said workers would strike at seven locations in major delivery hubs: around the cities of New …

Amazon workers strike as Teamsters push for labor deal during peak season
5 days ago

Amazon workers strike as Teamsters push for labor deal during peak season

India Today  

Workers at seven Amazon facilities went on strike Thursday, an effort by the Teamsters to pressure the e-commerce company for a labour agreement during a key shopping period. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters say they represent nearly 10,000 workers at 10 Amazon facilities, a small portion of the 1.5 million people Amazon employs in its warehouses and corporate offices. At …

Amazon workers go on strike, seek labour agreement in holiday shopping period
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5 days ago

Amazon workers go on strike, seek labour agreement in holiday shopping period

India Today  

Amazon.com workers at seven US facilities walked off the job early on Thursday during the holiday shopping rush, aiming to pressure the retailer into contract talks with their union. Warehouse workers in cities including New York, Atlanta and San Francisco are taking part in the "largest" strike against Amazon, said the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents about 10,000 workers …

Amazon workers to strike in US during busy Christmas season
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5 days ago

Amazon workers to strike in US during busy Christmas season

Al Jazeera  

Teamsters union says workers in New York, Atlanta and San Francisco to walk off the job over pay and conditions. Thousands of Amazon employees in the United States are set to go on strike during the busy Christmas period after union officials accused the retailer of refusing to enter negotiations for better pay and conditions. This strike is on them.” …

Amazon strike hits Southern California warehouses during holiday rush
5 days ago

Amazon strike hits Southern California warehouses during holiday rush

LA Times  

Workers at several Amazon warehouses across the country went on strike early Thursday morning, part of an effort by the Teamsters union to pressure the e-commerce giant to recognize burgeoning unions at its facilities. In all, the Teamsters said roughly 10,000 Amazon employees and contracted workers at various Amazon facilities have pledged to affiliate with the union, a small slice …

"They've pushed workers to the limit": Amazon employees go on strike during the holiday rush
5 days ago

"They've pushed workers to the limit": Amazon employees go on strike during the holiday rush

Salon  

Workers at seven Amazon facilities went on strike Thursday morning, hoping to force negotiations for a labor contract after the delivery and retail giant ignored union requests to begin talks by a Dec. 15 deadline. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the union that represents around 10,000 Amazon workers and contractors, hopes to apply maximum pressure by timing the strike during …

'Tired of Amazon's lies,' California Teamsters join strike threat
5 days, 12 hours ago

'Tired of Amazon's lies,' California Teamsters join strike threat

Raw Story  

Amazon faces a growing threat of a major walkout in the United States, with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters announcing Tuesday that workers at four of the online retail giant's Southern California facilities have "overwhelmingly" voted to authorize strikes, joining employees at sites in Illinois and New York City. The union said Tuesday that "after ignoring a December 15 deadline …

The Teamsters are threatening to strike Amazon. Here’s what that means
1 week ago

The Teamsters are threatening to strike Amazon. Here’s what that means

CNN  

New York CNN — Members of the Teamsters union have voted to authorize a strike at three Amazon facilities, including at the Staten Island, New York, warehouse which became the first location where employees voted to join a union in 2022. The Teamsters says it represents Amazon workers at warehouses in San Francisco and San Bernardino, California, in addition to …

‘Union’ chronicles a labor battle against Amazon, warts and all
3 weeks, 1 day ago

‘Union’ chronicles a labor battle against Amazon, warts and all

LA Times  

“Union” is not your grandmother’s organized labor documentary. The film, about the efforts of a group of workers at a Staten Island Amazon warehouse to unionize their colleagues, fits broadly into a lineage of nonfiction classics that includes Oscar winners “Harlan County USA” and “American Factory.” But for co-director Brett Story, there was something new to the tale. “Right away, …

Amazon workers are in strike in India and other countries during Black Friday, Cyber Monday sales
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Amazon workers are in strike in India and other countries during Black Friday, Cyber Monday sales

India Today  

Amazon workers in India and around the world have launched strikes and protests during the busiest shopping weekend of the year—Black Friday to Cyber Monday. The movement, called “Make Amazon Pay,” is backed by UNI Global Union and Progressive International, with the goal of holding Amazon accountable for alleged labor abuses, environmental harm, and disregard for democratic principles. Past protests …

Amazon workers in India join Black Friday strike action for better wages and working conditions
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Amazon workers in India join Black Friday strike action for better wages and working conditions

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Amazon staff in India have joined strike action calling for better wages and working conditions as the company prepares for one of the busiest shopping periods of the year. The walkout on Black Friday, which starts one of the biggest shopping weekends of the year, was repeated at Amazon warehouses in other countries as workers called for …

Amazon Black Friday sale sparks global strikes over worker rights and Palestinian solidarity
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Amazon Black Friday sale sparks global strikes over worker rights and Palestinian solidarity

The Hindu  

As Amazon’s Black Friday sales kick off, the e-commerce giant faces a wave of global strikes, protests, and calls for boycotts. “In New Delhi hundreds of Amazon workers will rally to demand fair treatment considering Amazon mistreatment of workers during a massive heatwave last July summer,” said the UNI Global Union press note. @[email protected]/7QJvou1u6D — Amazon India Workers Union November …

Amazon strikes: Why are workers protesting Black Friday – and will it disrupt shoppers?
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Amazon strikes: Why are workers protesting Black Friday – and will it disrupt shoppers?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Locations of planned strikes and protests around Europe on Black Friday, 29 November …

Black Friday strike: Amazon workers in UK and US to walk out on busiest shopping day of the year
4 weeks ago

Black Friday strike: Amazon workers in UK and US to walk out on busiest shopping day of the year

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Warehouse workers and delivery drivers will strike in the Germany, according to the campaign organised by the …

Amazon workers fume at tech giant for scrapping remote work
3 months ago

Amazon workers fume at tech giant for scrapping remote work

The Independent  

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Nearly 90% Amazon India workers don’t get enough time for bathroom breaks, survey finds
5 months, 1 week ago

Nearly 90% Amazon India workers don’t get enough time for bathroom breaks, survey finds

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. Nearly 81 per cent of Amazon India warehouse employees …

Cyber Monday: Amazon reaches agreement with Spanish workers over walkouts
1 year ago

Cyber Monday: Amazon reaches agreement with Spanish workers over walkouts

Hindustan Times  

Amazon reached an agreement with most of its workers in Spain on Monday, avoiding the full impact of a planned one-hour strike per shift on one of the busiest online shopping days of the year, according to local union group CCOO and the company. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo Around 20,000 warehouse and delivery workers at Amazon's Spanish unit had been urged …

Corporate Amazon workers protest company’s climate impact and return-to-office mandate in walkout
1 year, 6 months ago

Corporate Amazon workers protest company’s climate impact and return-to-office mandate in walkout

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — Telling executives to “strive harder,” hundreds of corporate Amazon workers protested what they decried as the company’s lack of progress on climate goals and an inequitable return-to-office mandate during a lunchtime demonstration at its Seattle headquarters Wednesday. “Today looks like it might be the start of a new chapter in Amazon’s history, when tech workers coming out of …

Amazon kicks off round of job cuts affecting 18,000 people
1 year, 11 months ago

Amazon kicks off round of job cuts affecting 18,000 people

LA Times  

Employees walk through a lobby at Amazon’s headquarters in Seattle in this 2018 photo. Amazon began notifying employees by email early Wednesday, Doug Herrington, the company’s worldwide retail chief, said in a memo. Herrington said Amazon’s cuts were part of an effort to lower costs “so we can continue investing in the wide selection, low prices and fast shipping that …

Amazon workers stage walkouts, protests on Black Friday
2 years ago

Amazon workers stage walkouts, protests on Black Friday

Al Jazeera  

Employees across the globe demand Amazon pay better wages and improve working conditions. Amazon workers in Leipzig, Germany on strike with their union @_verdi to #MakeAmazonPay pic.twitter.com/tFM83YA2Sc — Progressive International November 24, 2022 A spokesperson for Amazon in Germany said the company “offers great pay, benefits and development opportunities – all in an attractive working environment”. Because the costs have …

Amazon warehouse workers stage global Black Friday strike
2 years ago

Amazon warehouse workers stage global Black Friday strike

Daily Mail  

Protests come after Amazon was criticized for tough working conditions - including grueling hours and timed toilet breaks Also today, Amazon workers and activists will rally in front of a residence owned by billionaire company owner Jeff Bezos in New York City There is industrial action planned in 40 countries across the globe and today in America in areas including …

Amazon workers in San Bernardino allege anti-union actions and retaliation
2 years, 2 months ago

Amazon workers in San Bernardino allege anti-union actions and retaliation

LA Times  

A group of workers at an Amazon air freight hub in San Bernardino that has been pushing for a $5-per-hour pay increase and more robust safety measures accused the e-commerce giant of unfair labor practices in a Thursday filing with the National Labor Relations Board. The group, which calls itself Inland Empire Amazon Workers United, alleged the company threatened an …

Amazon workers at Moreno Valley warehouse file for union election — a first in California
2 years, 2 months ago

Amazon workers at Moreno Valley warehouse file for union election — a first in California

LA Times  

A group of workers at the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Moreno Valley is pushing for a union and has filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board. Amazon workers at a fulfillment center in Moreno Valley filed a petition for a union election, the National Labor Relations Board confirmed Tuesday. The workers are seeking to join the upstart Amazon …

Amazon workers at fulfillment center in Moreno Valley announce union drive
2 years, 3 months ago

Amazon workers at fulfillment center in Moreno Valley announce union drive

LA Times  

A coalition of workers at an Amazon warehouse in Moreno Valley announced Friday a push to join the Amazon Labor Union, which mounted the first successful unionization effort at any Amazon warehouse in the United States. Plascencia was joined by Chris Smalls, who led a group of workers at Amazon’s warehouse in Staten Island to a historic win when in …

Amazon bid to scrap historic union win blocked
2 years, 3 months ago

Amazon bid to scrap historic union win blocked

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A hearing officer for a federal labor board has rebuffed Amazon’s attempt to scrap a historic union win at a warehouse on Staten Island, New York, handing victory to organizers in what could be a very long battle for recognition. Thursday’s win is a relief for the Amazon Labor Union, the grassroots group of former and current …

Amazon workers plot wave of strikes as pay row escalates
2 years, 4 months ago

Amazon workers plot wave of strikes as pay row escalates

The Telegraph  

Amazon workers are preparing to unleash a wave of strikes at its British warehouses in coming days as a row over pay and conditions escalates. The GMB, which has members at Tilbury and elsewhere but is not involved in coordinating the action and is not recognised by Amazon, said workers are seeking a £2 per hour pay bump because of …

Labor agency: Amazon union’s meeting complaints have merit
2 years, 7 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, …

Amazon union could face a tough road ahead after victory
2 years, 7 months ago

Amazon union could face a tough road ahead after victory

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — In the aftermath of their hard-won labor victory, Amazon workers in the New York City borough of Staten Island popped Champagne, cheered their victory and danced in celebration. Among other things, the nascent Amazon Labor Union, or ALU, has said it wants longer breaks for warehouse employees, more time off and a dramatically higher minimum hourly wage …

Op-Ed: Amazon workers scored a huge union victory but face a tough road ahead
2 years, 8 months ago

Op-Ed: Amazon workers scored a huge union victory but face a tough road ahead

LA Times  

Chris Smalls, president of the Amazon Labor Union, front right, joins supporters as they march at the Amazon distribution center in Staten Island on Oct. 25. It takes a steely group of workers to persist through what is, in effect, the psy-ops of an employer’s anti-union campaign: denigrating unions and unionism; implying threats; suggesting that organizing is futile because when …

Chris Smalls started Amazon's 1st union. He's now heard from workers at 50 warehouses
2 years, 8 months ago

Chris Smalls started Amazon's 1st union. He's now heard from workers at 50 warehouses

NPR  

Chris Smalls started Amazon's 1st union. He's now heard from workers at 50 warehouses Enlarge this image toggle caption Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images;Craig Ruttle/AP Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images;Craig Ruttle/AP Chris Smalls is president of the newly minted Amazon Labor Union. He asked: "What message do you have for the millions of workers across the country who want to …

Workers in New York vote to form Amazon's first-ever union in US
2 years, 8 months ago

Workers in New York vote to form Amazon's first-ever union in US

Raw Story  

This is a breaking news story. Amazon workers in Staten Island, New York won their election Friday to form the retail giant's first-ever union in the United States, a landmark victory for the labor movement in the face of aggressive union-busting efforts from one of the world's most powerful companies. CNBCreported that "while the official vote tally hasn't been announced, …

About 60 Amazon workers stage walkouts over pay, break times
2 years, 9 months ago

About 60 Amazon workers stage walkouts over pay, break times

Associated Press  

More than 60 workers across three Amazon delivery stations staged a walkout on Wednesday to demand a $3 raise and a return to 20-minute breaks, according to one of the labor organizers leading the effort. Ellie Pfeffer, an organizer and warehouse associate at an Amazon delivery station called ZYO1 in Queens, New York, said five people walked out of her …

Amazon workers try new tactics to unionize in Alabama
2 years, 10 months ago

Amazon workers try new tactics to unionize in Alabama

The Independent  

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Amazon workers try new tactics to unionize in Alabama
2 years, 10 months ago

Amazon workers try new tactics to unionize in Alabama

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Amazon workers and organizers in Bessemer, Alabama, are making door-to-door house calls, sporting pro-union T-shirts and challenging anti-union messaging by Amazon-hired consultants as they try to convince their peers for the second time to unionize their warehouse in an election that starts Friday by secret ballot. The new organizing tactics come two months after the National Labor …

Workers at Amazon NYC warehouse get go-ahead for union vote
2 years, 10 months ago

Workers at Amazon NYC warehouse get go-ahead for union vote

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Amazon workers have lined up enough support to vote on whether to unionize a New York City warehouse, federal labor officials said this week in a big step forward after a setback this fall for one of the first organizing drives at the nation’s largest online retailer. The National Labor Relations Board confirmed Thursday that the nascent …

Amazon settles with NLRB to give workers power to organize
3 years ago

Amazon settles with NLRB to give workers power to organize

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Under pressure to improve worker rights, Amazon has reached a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board to allow its employees to freely organize — and without retaliation. “This settlement agreement provides a crucial commitment from Amazon to millions of its workers across the United States that it will not interfere with their right to act collectively …

Amazon unionization efforts get a boost under a settlement with U.S. labor board
3 years ago

Amazon unionization efforts get a boost under a settlement with U.S. labor board

NPR  

Amazon unionization efforts get a boost under a settlement with U.S. labor board Enlarge this image toggle caption Jay Reeves/AP Jay Reeves/AP NEW YORK — Under pressure to improve worker rights, Amazon has reached a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board to allow its employees to freely organize — and without retaliation. She added that "working people should know …

Amazon warehouse workers in New York file for a union vote
3 years, 1 month ago

Amazon warehouse workers in New York file for a union vote

NPR  

Amazon warehouse workers in New York file for a union vote Enlarge this image toggle caption Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images Amazon warehouse workers in New York have taken their first formal step toward unionization on Monday. Organizers from Amazon's Staten Island facilities say they've collected some 2,000 signatures from warehouse workers who say they …

The Teamsters have a new mission: Unionize Amazon workers
3 years, 5 months ago

The Teamsters have a new mission: Unionize Amazon workers

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — One of the nation’s largest union is aiming to unionize Amazon workers. Representatives from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a union that represents 1.4 million workers, voted on Thursday to make organizing Amazon workers a priority. “Amazon workers are calling for safer and better working conditions and with today’s resolution we are activating the full force of …

Teamsters’ push to organize Amazon: Will it work?
3 years, 6 months ago

Teamsters’ push to organize Amazon: Will it work?

LA Times  

A campaign to unionize Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama earlier this year failed. “In my more than two decades of service, I’ve yet to see a threat quite like the one Amazon presents to hardworking people, small businesses, the logistics industry and our nation’s middle class.” Thursday’s vote, which took place virtually, was 1,562 to 9, in favor of a …

Teamsters aims to step up efforts to unionize Amazon workers
3 years, 6 months ago

Teamsters aims to step up efforts to unionize Amazon workers

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a union that represents 1.4 million workers, is setting its sights on Amazon. The resolution is expected to be approved and would allow the Teamsters to “fully fund and support” efforts to unionize Amazon workers and create a division to aid them and “protect the standards in our industries from the existential …

After union vote, Bezos vows to do better for Amazon workers
3 years, 8 months ago

After union vote, Bezos vows to do better for Amazon workers

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — After a union battle at an Alabama warehouse, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos acknowledged that Amazon has to do better for its workers and vowed to make Amazon a safer place to work. The letter from Bezos comes a week after workers in Alabama voted against forming a union, cutting off a path that labor activists had hoped …

Amazon broke the law by firing workers who called for better Covid safety measures, board finds
3 years, 8 months ago

Amazon broke the law by firing workers who called for better Covid safety measures, board finds

The Independent  

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Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama pushed for a union. The world is watching what happens next
3 years, 8 months ago

Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama pushed for a union. The world is watching what happens next

ABC  

For 10 hours a day, four days a week, the 65-year-old Althea Smith is expected to stand. This is America's largest modern union push If successful, the Alabama workers would be the first to unionise at Amazon. "Amazon is transforming industry after industry, in this country, and around the world," said Stuart Applebaum, who leads the national Retail, Wholesale and …

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