Judge orders Amazon to stop retaliations against organizers
2 years, 4 months ago

Judge orders Amazon to stop retaliations against organizers

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A federal judge has ordered Amazon to stop retaliating against employees engaged in workplace activism, issuing a mixed ruling that also hands a loss to the federal labor agency that sued the company earlier this year. The ruling came in a court case brought by the National Labor Relations Board, which sued Amazon in March seeking the reinstatement of a fired employee who was involved in organizing a company warehouse on Staten Island, New York. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Diane Gujarati ruled there was “reasonable cause” to believe the e-commerce giant committed an unfair labor practice by firing Bryson. She determined that the NLRB did not present evidence that Bryson’s termination is having considerable effect on organizing efforts by employees or the Amazon Labor Union, the nascent group in connection to Bryson that ultimately pulled off the first-ever labor win at an Amazon warehouse in the U.S. in March.

Labor Amazon Company Gujarati Bryson Nlrb Judge Orders  bryson  gujarati  labor  judge  orders  fired  employees  amazon  organizers  organizing  retaliations  stop  ruling  federal  company

History of this topic

Judge Orders Another Amazon Union Election In Alabama
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge Orders Another Amazon Union Election In Alabama

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A judge at the federal labor board has ordered a do-over union election at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, finding that the online retail giant broke the law in ways that spoiled a vote by workers in 2022. In a decision issued Tuesday at the National Labor Relations Board, Administrative Law Judge Michael Silverstein ruled that …

Judge rules the FTC can proceed with antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, tosses out few state claims
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge rules the FTC can proceed with antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, tosses out few state claims

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We are pleased with the …

Amazon boosts pay for subcontracted delivery drivers amid union pressure
6 months, 1 week 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 …

Amazon says in a federal lawsuit that the NLRB’s structure is unconstitutional
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Amazon says in a federal lawsuit that the NLRB’s structure is unconstitutional

Associated Press  

Amazon is challenging the structure of the National Labor Relations Board in a lawsuit that also accuses the agency of improperly influencing the outcome of a union election at a company warehouse more than two years ago. Amazon views the agency’s lawsuit, which sought to force the company to give a union organizer his job back, as improperly influencing the …

Appeals court says the District of Columbia can proceed with its antitrust lawsuit against Amazon
7 months ago

Appeals court says the District of Columbia can proceed with its antitrust lawsuit against Amazon

Associated Press  

An antitrust lawsuit the District of Columbia brought against Amazon was revived Thursday after a federal appeals court reversed a lower court’s decision to dismiss the complaint. “We disagree with the District of Columbia’s allegations and look forward to presenting facts in court that demonstrate how good these policies are for consumers, Amazon spokesperson Tim Doyle said Thursday. The Superior …

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s comments about unions violated federal law, NLRB judge rules
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s comments about unions violated federal law, NLRB judge rules

Associated Press  

A federal administrative law judge ruled that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy violated labor law by making certain anti-union comments during media interviews two years ago. In the ruling, National Labor Relations Board Judge Brian D. Gee pointed to statements Amazon’s chief executive made on CNBC’s television program “Squawk Box,” and during two summits organized by Bloomberg News and the New …

Amazon argues that national labor board is unconstitutional, joining SpaceX and Trader Joe’s
1 year, 1 month ago

Amazon argues that national labor board is unconstitutional, joining SpaceX and Trader Joe’s

Associated Press  

Amazon is arguing in a legal filing that the 88-year-old National Labor Relations Board is unconstitutional, echoing similar arguments made this year by Elon Musk’s SpaceX and the grocery store chain Trader Joe’s in disputes about workers’ rights and organizing. Seth Goldstein, an attorney who represents both the Amazon Labor Union and the labor group Trader Joe’s United, said the …

Amazon hit with labour complaint over alleged bargaining refusal
1 year, 8 months ago

Amazon hit with labour complaint over alleged bargaining refusal

Al Jazeera  

Amazon.com has been hit with a complaint for allegedly refusing to bargain with a New York workers’ union, a spokesperson for the National Labor Relations Board said. The NLRB general counsel, which acts as a prosecutor, said the board is seeking remedies that include ordering Amazon to bargain in good faith with the union representing workers at its JFK8 facility …

Amazon, facing questions over workplacesafety, also probed on bank dealings
2 years, 2 months ago

Amazon, facing questions over workplacesafety, also probed on bank dealings

Live Mint  

The US government is looking into whether Amazon.com Inc. might have misled lenders about its workplace safety record to obtain credit, using a law stemming from the savings-and-loan crisis in a legal move a lawyer for the company called “unprecedented." The Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office is conducting an investigation into Amazon under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act, …

Amazon sues Washington’s labor agency over alleged hazards
2 years, 5 months ago

Amazon sues Washington’s labor agency over alleged hazards

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Amazon has sued Washington state’s labor agency following disputes with regulators over citations and fines imposed on the company for worker safety issues. The agency had said in March it inspected an Amazon warehouse in Kent, Washington, and found workplace processes that “create a serious hazard for work-related back, shoulder, wrist, and knee injuries.” It said workers …

New York appeals court dismisses AG suit against Amazon
2 years, 10 months ago

New York appeals court dismisses AG suit against Amazon

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — An appeals court in New York dismissed New York Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit against Amazon over its coronavirus safety protocols and a former employee who led the successful union organizing effort on Staten Island. Besides potentially exposing workers to the virus at two Amazon facilities in New York City, the lawsuit filed by James last year …

Labor agency: Amazon union’s meeting complaints have merit
2 years, 10 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, …

Judge rules Amazon must reinstate fired warehouse worker
2 years, 11 months ago

Judge rules Amazon must reinstate fired warehouse worker

Associated Press  

A judge has ruled Amazon must reinstate a former warehouse employee who was fired in the early days of the pandemic, saying the company “unlawfully” terminated the worker who led a protest calling for Amazon to do more to protect employees against COVID-19. On Monday, administrative law judge Benjamin Green said Amazon must offer Bryson his job back, as well …

Labor board seeks to force Amazon to reinstate fired worker
3 years ago

Labor board seeks to force Amazon to reinstate fired worker

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A federal labor board is seeking to reinstate an Amazon employee who was fired in the early days of the pandemic after leading a protest calling for the company to do more to protect workers against COVID-19. Kelly Nantel, a spokesperson for Seattle-based Amazon, questioned the timing of the labor board’s decision ahead of the union vote, …

Amazon illegally threatened staff, union board alleges
3 years, 1 month ago

Amazon illegally threatened staff, union board alleges

Al Jazeera  

The complaint seeks remedies including requiring management to read a notice to employees about their rights with a National Labor Relations Board agent present. Amazon.com Inc. violated federal labor law by threatening, interrogating and surveiling employees at a New York warehouse where workers are trying to unionize, U.S. labor board prosecutors alleged in a complaint issued Thursday. The National Labor …

Amazon settles with employees allegedly fired for criticising working conditions
3 years, 5 months ago

Amazon settles with employees allegedly fired for criticising working conditions

The Hindu  

Amazon.com Inc and the U.S. National Labor Relations Board said on Wednesday the company had reached a settlement with two former employees who alleged they were fired last year for criticising the working conditions at the e-commerce giant's warehouses. Amazon had terminated the employment of Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa, who had accused the company of enforcing policies in a …

Amazon faces five new racial, gender bias lawsuits
3 years, 10 months ago

Amazon faces five new racial, gender bias lawsuits

The Hindu  

Amazon Inc was hit on Wednesday with five new lawsuits by women who worked in corporate or warehouse management roles, and accused the online retailer of gender bias, racial bias or both. Wednesday's plaintiffs included Cindy Warner, a gay executive in that unit, who said a male manager openly called her a "bitch," an "idiot" and a "nobody," and that …

Amazon faces five new racial, gender bias lawsuits
3 years, 10 months ago

Amazon faces five new racial, gender bias lawsuits

Live Mint  

Amazon.com Inc was hit on Wednesday with five new lawsuits by women who worked in corporate or warehouse management roles, and accused the online retailer of gender bias, racial bias or both. Wednesday's plaintiffs included Cindy Warner, a gay executive in that unit, who said a male manager openly called her a "bitch," an "idiot" and a "nobody," and that …

What Amazon Got Away With
55 years, 2 months ago

What Amazon Got Away With

Slate  

Amazon may think it’s done in Bessemer, Alabama, but Bessemer isn’t done with Amazon. But even if Amazon follows the law next time, Amazon workers won’t get a free and fair chance to vote on unionizing—because federal labor law is so broken that employers can and do legally rig union elections against their own workers. Amazon forced workers to attend …

Amazon broke the law by firing workers who called for better Covid safety measures, board finds
3 years, 11 months ago

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

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The agency that oversees …

US Labour Board says Amazon illegally fired employees critical of work conditions
3 years, 11 months ago

US Labour Board says Amazon illegally fired employees critical of work conditions

The Hindu  

Amazon.com Inc illegally fired two employees who advocated for better working conditions during the pandemic, the U.S. National Labor Relations Board has found. The online retailer last year terminated the employment of Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa, who accused the company of enforcing policies in a discriminatory fashion and having vague rules that "chill and restrain" staff from exercising rights, …

Labour board says Amazon illegally fired outspoken workers
3 years, 11 months ago

Labour board says Amazon illegally fired outspoken workers

India TV News  

The National Labour Relations Board has found that two outspoken Amazon workers were illegally fired last year. Both employees, Emily Cunningham and Maren Costa, worked at Amazon offices in Seattle and publicly criticised the company, pushing it to do more to reduce its impact on climate change and to better protect warehouse workers from the coronavirus. About a year ago, …

Amazon accused of race and gender bias in workplace
4 years ago

Amazon accused of race and gender bias in workplace

Live Mint  

A lawsuit filed in US federal court on Monday accused Amazon of keeping women and Black employees down while publicly talking up the need for diversity and social justice. "Like so many other Black and female employees at Amazon, Charlotte Newman was confronted with a systemic pattern of insurmountable discrimination based upon the color of her skin and her gender," …

Amazon worker sues company, claiming race and gender bias in corporate hires
4 years ago

Amazon worker sues company, claiming race and gender bias in corporate hires

LA Times  

A lawsuit filed Monday alleges that Amazon hires people of color “at lower levels” and promotes them less than white co-workers with similar qualifications. The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in Washington, claims that Amazon hires people of color “at lower levels” and promotes them less than white co-workers with similar qualifications. “To make matters worse, and in defiance …

NY sues Amazon, saying it didn’t protect workers from virus
4 years, 1 month ago

NY sues Amazon, saying it didn’t protect workers from virus

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The New York attorney general is suing Amazon over COVID-19 safety protocols, accusing the company of being more concerned with making money than protecting its workers from getting sick. “While Amazon and its CEO made billions during this crisis, hardworking employees were forced to endure unsafe conditions,” said New York Attorney General Letitia James, who filed the …

Amazon sues NY attorney general to stop virus probe
4 years, 1 month ago

Amazon sues NY attorney general to stop virus probe

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Amazon is suing the attorney general of New York in a bid to stop her from suing the company over its coronavirus safety protocols and the firing of one of its outspoken workers. In the lawsuit filed Friday in Brooklyn federal court, Amazon said Attorney General Letitia James overstepped her authority by trying to regulate coronavirus safety …

Amazon sues New York’s AG to pre-empt a state COVID lawsuit
4 years, 1 month ago

Amazon sues New York’s AG to pre-empt a state COVID lawsuit

Al Jazeera  

Amazon accused New York Attorney General Letitia James of overstepping bounds by legally threatening the firm and demanding the surrender of profit. Amazon.com Inc on Friday sued New York’s attorney general to stop the state from taking legal action over its early COVID-19 response, including its firing of activist Christian Smalls. Senators questioned Amazon about the incident, the city announced …

Former Amazon.com employee sues over COVID worker safety issues
4 years, 4 months ago

Former Amazon.com employee sues over COVID worker safety issues

Al Jazeera  

Former Amazon employee Christian Smalls alleges the tech giant failed to protect the ‘predominantly minority’ workers at its New York City facility. In a proposed class action filed in Brooklyn federal court, Christian Smalls alleged Amazon failed to provide needed protective gear to its “predominantly minority” workforce, subjecting them to inferior working conditions than its mainly white managers. Citing a …

AOC blasts Amazon as 'racist' after leaked notes say senior execs planned to publicly shame black worker in meeting with Jeff Bezos
4 years, 11 months ago

AOC blasts Amazon as 'racist' after leaked notes say senior execs planned to publicly shame black worker in meeting with Jeff Bezos

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has described Amazon’s dismissal of a black …

'Immoral and inhumane': New York to probe Amazon after it sacked warehouse worker who led strike
4 years, 11 months ago

'Immoral and inhumane': New York to probe Amazon after it sacked warehouse worker who led strike

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy New York’s Attorney General could bring legal action against Amazon …

Judge halts Microsoft work on Pentagon cloud deal after Amazon suit alleges bias
5 years, 1 month ago

Judge halts Microsoft work on Pentagon cloud deal after Amazon suit alleges bias

Live Mint  

A federal judge temporarily blocked Microsoft Corp. from working on a $10 billion Pentagon cloud-computing contract after Amazon.com Inc. asked for the delay, a surprise win for the company as it challenges the validity of the award over allegations that President Donald Trump interfered. Pentagon spokesman Robert Carver said in a statement that the ruling unnecessarily delays implementation of the …

Discover Related