Indeed, although Amazon is trying to refute stories of “peeing in bottles” that have become shorthand for the company’s poor working conditions, they’re only the tip of the iceberg. Other evidence includes thehigh injury rates in Amazon warehouses(7.7 serious injuries per 100 emp...
In this case, however, I can’t think of an example of a group of workers more in need of representation. There have been anumber of storiesover the past few years about thepoor working conditionsendured byAmazon’s delivery drivers. The fact that Amazon is trying very hard...
Amazon workers decided tostrikethrough Cyber Monday citing poor working conditions and low pay as reasoning. The strike, called “Make Amazon Pay,” was organized by UNI Global Union and Progressive International. The e-commerce company said operations have not been impacted by the protests but did...
The tech giantsuggestedin a tweet to Rep.Mark Pocan, D-Wis., that the multiple reports published in recent years -- alleging poor working conditions at Amazon and that employees complained of peeing in water bottles or not having enough time to use the restroom -- were false. "You don’...
The tweets are part of Amazon's plan to fight back against negative headlines and online chatter about poor working conditions at its warehouses. Workplace experts say negative tweets can be a turnoff to potential employees who have more options during a strong economy. And Amazon will soon nee...
Shauntrelle responded to them, too, even with a misspelling: “We are totally noraml and not bots and we are totally happy working for an amazing company.” The tweets are part of Amazon’s plan to fight back against negative headlines and online chatter about poor working conditions at ...
Amazon was hit by strikes at various locations in Britain, Germany and Italy during the annual "Black Friday" shopping extravaganza as workers demand higher wages and better working conditions.
WhileAmazonfounder and CEO Jeff Bezos has become the richest person in the world, the company has faced criticism and political pressure for low wages and poor working conditions at some of its warehouses. Storch, who was Toys 'R' Us Chairman and CEO from 2006 to 2013, the ex-vice cha...
The Morning Call,a daily newspaper in Pennsylvania, reported that warehouse supervisors forced employees to sign papers saying their heat-related symptoms were not due to working conditions. Supervisors also threatened to fire workers who spoke to the press about poor working conditions. ...
Foxconn said that it’s investigating its factory in southern China that makes Amazon Echo Dot and Kindle devices, after a US labor watchdog reported finding poor working conditions on site that violate Chinese law.