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Amazon announced it’s raising the average starting pay for its warehouse workers and delivery drivers from $18 to more than $19 per hour, starting this month. It’s a $1 billion […]
The Amazon workers I talk to are also dealing with extreme heat, low pay, and disrespect. I tell them that we can stand up for ourselves and refuse to let Amazon put us in danger.
The Teamsters union, which represents about 340,000 UPS workers, voted by an overwhelming 86.3% to ratify the new contract, which will raise wages for full- and part-time UPS workers, create more ...
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 ...
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] In June 2024 the union became affiliated with ...
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) is a labor union in the United States and Canada. Founded in 1937, the RWDSU represents about 60,000 workers in a wide range of industries, including but not limited to retail, grocery stores, poultry processing, dairy processing, cereal processing, soda bottlers, bakeries, health care, hotels, manufacturing, public sector workers like ...
Amazon says it’s boosting pay for contracted drivers who deliver millions of packages to customers every day. Many of Amazon’s delivery service partners, or DSPs, already pay well above that.
[181] The company maintains that its treatment of workers obviates the need for labor unions: At its U.S. stores, after 800 service hours, full-time workers are given an option to purchase health insurance coverage starting at $20 per paycheck for themselves, and spouse and dependent coverage for an additional charge. [182]