Two workers told the L.A. Times that in recent months as they have become more engaged in the push for higher pay they have been interrogated by supervisors and are more frequently sent to do jobs in different departments instead of their typical assignments, which they believe is a tactic ...
Amazon is significantly expanding its white-collar presence in Southern California, announcing office leases to accommodate 2,500 new corporate and technology jobs in Santa Monica, Irvine and San Diego. The e-commerce giant said Tuesday that it has signed three leases, which combine for 439,000 s...
The company will expand its Tech Hubs in San Diego and the Los Angeles area, including Irvine and Santa Monica. These latest investments come after Amazon opened more than 15 sites across Southern California and created more than 17,000 jobs statewide in 2021 alone, the announcement said. "The...
COVID-19 has demonstrated the limits of a workplace that continuously pushes workers to the point of harm in the name of efficiency. When 60 percent of those workers stop coming into the office for fear of death, as happened recently at a fulfillment center in Southern California, the “eff...
ROSEVILLE – Northern California's first Amazon Fresh grocery store is opening its doors in Roseville on Thursday. The 42,000-square-foot space is on Stanford Ranch Road. Amazon says the store is creating dozens of jobs. To celebrate the store's opening, the first customer in line will ...
35 Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs at its Seattle headquarters in a rare set of layoffs for the onpne etaipng giant,according to a media report The company will 1 cut hundreds more jobs in other parts of Amazon's operations,The Seattle Times reported on Monday,2 a person famipar with...
Amazon warehouse jobs push workers to physical limit States fight back against Amazon.com’s tax deals Amazon sellers complain of tied-up payments, account shutdowns According to Amazon, more than 15,000 of the company’s full-time employees work in its U.S. warehouses, called “fulfillment...
Applicants for jobs at UPS and FedEx are thoroughly screened and cram for challenging entrance exams before being hired. They undergo rigorous training that can last for weeks or longer, depending on the position, and are required to undergo additional training every year. Even the most minor fen...
In a statement, California Retailers Association President Rachel Michelin said the measure "will exacerbate our current supply chain issues, increase the cost of living for all Californians and eliminate good-paying jobs." "With California's ports facing record backlogs of ships waiting...
“What totally amazed me was watching the students engage beyond what I ever expected. They were asking questions about how the solar panels work, and they were asking about the career opportunities,” she said. “I now have a binder full of different types of jobs that...