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The NLRB Is Looking Into Claims That Amazon Violated Employees' Rights During The Coronavirus Pandemic
As employees, labor activists, and lawmakers decry Amazon’s firing of employees involved in labor protests, the National Labor Relations Board is looking at the company’s record of targeting people over social distancing violations
Caroline O'Donovan
Amazon Fired An Employee Involved In Workplace Organizing In Minnesota, Sources Say
The termination of the Minneapolis-based employee follows Amazon’s firing of one Staten Island warehouse associate and two Seattle tech workers who’ve spoken out against the company’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Caroline O'Donovan
Amazon Says Employees Quarantined By A Doctor Will Get Paid, But So Far Many Say They Haven’t
Amazon’s policies around who qualifies for quarantine pay have resulted in confusion and financial hardship for affected workers. The company maintains anyone quarantined will eventually be paid.
Caroline O'Donovan
Amazon Will Give Partial Pay To Employees It Sends Home With Fevers During The Coronavirus Pandemic
The decision is a departure from the company's previous policy.
Caroline O'Donovan
Some Amazon Employees With Fevers Are Being Sent Home Without Pay
Amazon said employees who test positive for the coronavirus get two weeks paid leave, but those sent home with a fever should use paid time off if they have it or take unpaid leave if they don’t.
Caroline O'Donovan
As More Amazon Employees Contract The Coronavirus, Workers Are Walking Off The Job
Amazon workers in Chicago followed colleagues in New York in walking off the job to protest what they say is the high risk of contracting COVID-19.
Caroline O'Donovan
The Coronavirus Is Continuing To Spread Through Amazon's Facilities
The Edison, New Jersey, fulfillment center is the ninth Amazon facility with an infected employee.
Caroline O'Donovan
Amazon Warehouse Workers Who Demanded Paid Time Off Just Got It
Amazon employees who’ve been demanding paid time off since late last year just won their fight as the company scrambles to staff up in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
Caroline O'Donovan
How To Plague: Our Coronavirus Advice Column On Amazon Orders, Fake Nails, And Petting Dogs
We're trying our best to answer your ethical and social dilemmas about how to live responsibly through this pandemic.
Katie Notopoulos
Amazon Is Scrambling To Improve Warehouse Safety Following Employee Outcry
Until Wednesday, the online retailer was insisting its warehouse employees gather to meet before every shift and pack into tight break rooms for meals. Amazon has plans to hire 100,000 additional workers to meet surging demand amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Caroline O'Donovan
Amazon Said That During The Pandemic, Sales Are Soaring. Workers Say They Feel Unsafe.
Some fear the surge in Amazon orders has created a potential internal health crisis as warehouse workers fulfill orders from customers who are now in self-isolation.
Caroline O'Donovan
Some Employees Say Amazon Isn’t Doing Enough To Protect Them From The Coronavirus
Infected Amazon employees will receive up to two weeks’ full pay, but employee groups in Chicago and New York are dissatisfied with the company’s response so far.
Caroline O'Donovan
Amazon Employees Are Demanding Paid Sick Leave After Catching The Company Breaking The Law
The Illinois employees who said the company failed to provide them any paid sick leave in violation of local regulations are part of a growing number of Amazon workers across the US demanding change.
Caroline O'Donovan
3,200 Amazon Drivers Are Going To Lose Their Jobs
Amazon continues to terminate its larger delivery contractors; at least 3,242 delivery drivers will be laid off this spring.
Caroline O'Donovan
As Trump Expands His Travel Ban, Amazon, Apple And Google Are Silent
In January 2017, when the Trump administration first unveiled a travel ban targeting seven majority Muslim countries, the tech industry took up arms. This time around there's mainly been silence.
Ryan Mac
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Came To India To Invest A Billion Dollars. Traditional Retailers Shouted At Him To Go Back Home.
Amazon's aggressive discounts in India have angered traditional retailers who say that online shopping is killing their business.
Pranav Dixit
A Dad Is Suing Amazon's Ring Because He Says A Hacker Terrified His Kids
The complaint, filed Dec. 26, seeks a class-action against the home surveillance company owned by Amazon.
Caroline Haskins
Amazon’s Race To Build A Fast Delivery Network: “The Human Cost Of This Is Too Much”
New documents and interviews reveal how time after time, the e-commerce giant put speed, profit, and explosive growth before public safety.
Ken Bensinger
Amazon Workers In Sacramento Are Demanding Paid Time Off
The workers, who call themselves Amazonians United Sacramento, say that unlike other Amazon employees, they receive no paid time off.
Caroline O'Donovan
Leonardo DiCaprio Responded To Brazil's President Blaming Him For The Amazon Fires
The president said, without offering proof, that the actor was "giving money to set the Amazon on fire."
Stephanie K. Baer
Her Amazon Purchases Are Real. The Reviews Are Fake.
One woman stumbled into a side hustle that’s resulted in hundreds of free Amazon products worth tens of thousands of dollars.
Nicole Nguyen
Fans Are Accusing A YouTuber Known For Sustainable Fashion Of "Selling Out" After She Accepted A Brand Deal With Amazon
"While I know that a girl’s gotta pay rent, this completely changes my perspective on her."
Tanya Chen
Amazon-Owned Ring Shared Data About Tracking Kids On Halloween
The home surveillance company owned by Amazon bragged on Instagram about taping millions of kids going door to door.
Caroline Haskins
Amazon, Apple, And Google Are Distributing Products From Companies Building China's Surveillance State
Three Chinese companies helped build a security state in China’s Xinjiang region to repress millions of Uighur Muslims. Amazon, eBay, Apple, and Google are still selling their products and distributing their apps.
Rosalind Adams
As The Amazon Burned, Gun Sales Jumped
Gun sales in the Amazon have increased under Brazil's far-right president, new BuzzFeed News analysis reveals.
J. Lester Feder
Amazon Sellers Are Using Facebook Chatbots To Cheat Their Way To Good Reviews
Facebook ads touting “free” products are actually fake review programs commissioned by Amazon sellers.
Nicole Nguyen
Amazon Is Firing Its Delivery Firms Following People's Deaths
More than 2,000 workers in eight states will lose their jobs after Amazon terminated its relationship with the firms following BuzzFeed News and ProPublica reports.
Ken Bensinger
These "Amazon’s Choice" Sellers Are Bribing Customers For Good Reviews
Some sellers offer gift cards or freebies to customers in exchange for five-star reviews. Amazon is recommending their products as “Amazon’s Choice.”
Nicole Nguyen
Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Echo Buds, Amazon’s AirPods Competitor
Amazon's new Echo Buds are wireless earbuds with active noise reduction developed by Bose and a built-in Alexa voice assistant.
Nicole Nguyen
Amazon Just Announced AirPods And HomePod Competitors
Amazon showed off a slew of new products, including Echo Buds, wireless earbuds with Bose noise cancellation, and Echo Studio, a high-definition Alexa-controlled speaker.
Nicole Nguyen
