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The arrival of an Amazon warehouse in Chester felt a bit like the opening of a Ford plant might have a century earlier. At the time, Amazon was aggressively expanding its logistics network to speed up delivery to customers. Bob McDonnell, Virginia's Republican governor at the time, called it “a tremendous win for the greater Richmond region.”
Amazon Labor Union. The Amazon Labor Union ( ALU) is a labor union specifically for Amazon workers, created on April 20, 2021. [ 1] On April 1, 2022, the Amazon workers at a warehouse in Staten Island, JFK8, backed by the ALU became the first unionized Amazon workers recognized by the National Labor Relations Board. [ 2]
Some warehouse workers of Amazon, the largest American e-commerce retailer with 750,000 employees, have organized for workplace improvements in light of the company's scrutinized labor practices and stance against unions. Worker actions have included work stoppages and have won concessions including increased pay, safety precautions, and time off.
Amazon Transportation Services truck at an Amazon Logistics delivery station. Amazon uses many different transportation services to deliver packages. Amazon-branded services include: Amazon Air, a cargo airline for bulk transport, with last-mile delivery handled either by Amazon Flex, Amazon Logistics, or the US Postal Service.
The interim report alleged Amazon puts "productivity before safety" and has a "troubling history of under-recording" workplace injuries. Nearly half of Amazon's warehouse workers are injured ...
In a major development, workers at Amazon’s warehouse in Staten Island voted this year to form the company’s first-ever labor union in the U.S. Possibly joining them, employees at an Amazon ...
In addition to cutting jobs, the e-commerce giant has also been shedding warehouse real estate. Amazon warehouse workers in the Triangle believe they’re safe amid company layoffs Skip to main ...
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