Headlines tell us that something new is stirring in America’s workplaces, as we realize that the dreaded coronavirus, the power of giant corporations, and the fate of the labor force are all inextricably entwined.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has reportedly donated $100 million to a non-profit group that works to replenish the stores of food banks across America.
A driver delivering Amazon packages in Maryland was caught on camera urinating on the driveway of a package recipient.
Amazon confirmed that they fired Chris Smalls, a Staten Island warehouse employee who led the call for better pandemic protection.
A recent report states that coronavirus cases have been reported at as many as 19 Amazon warehouses across the United States.
According to a recent report, two hundred Amazon workers plan to walk out of the company’s New York City warehouse where seven workers have fallen sick with the Chinese virus in protest of poor safety measures.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos recently stated via social media that he had spoken with the Director General of the WHO to discuss the coronavirus outbreak and hinted that Amazon may deliver test kits globally.
A video posted online and reported on by TMZ shows a delivery driver spitting on an Amazon package before delivering it to the recipient’s porch.
Amazon employees working in at least six warehouses across America have tested positive for the Wuhan coronavirus, according to a recent report.
A recent analysis by the Wall Street Journal shows that top executives in the United States sold a total of roughly $9.2 billion worth of stock between the start of February and the end of last week, saving the executives a potential loss of $1.9 billion. Jeff Bezos sold three percent of his Amazon holdings, worth $3.4 billion, at the beginning of February.
Amazon announced this week that it has kicked almost 4,000 sellers off of its platform for price gouging on emergency items during the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic.
A new report shows that e-commerce sites doubled their ad spending between mid-February and the second week of March as social distancing became the norm due to the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic.
As law firms urge lawyers to work from home during the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic, they have been warned that they run the risk of having confidential phone calls with clients being overheard by smart devices such as Amazon Alexa and Google Home.
E-commerce giant Amazon has reportedly shut down a small New York warehouse temporarily after learning that one of its workers tested positive for the Wuhan coronavirus.
Amazon announced it will suspend stocking non-essential items at distribution centers to focus on “high-demand” critical items. The suspension is slated to last until April 5.
Amazon will invest over $350 million to add 100,000 new jobs and to increase pay by $2 per hour in the U.S. during the coronavirus pandemic.
Amazon will hire roughly 100,000 new warehouse and delivery employees in the United States amid a “significant” surge in demand sparked by the coronavirus outbreak, according to a company memo obtained by the Wall Street Journal.
Two brothers are now under investigation in Hixson, Tennesee, for allegedly trying to resell antibacterial products on Amazon for profit during the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.
According to a recent report, e-commerce giant Amazon refused to close two of its warehouses in Spain despite three confirmed cases of Wuhan coronavirus amongst its workers. The company has even reportedly added dozens of temporary workers for the facilities.
A man with a huge amount of hand sanitizer in Chattanooga, Tennessee, was recently barred from selling it online.
A recent report outlines how Google has successfully slowed Amazon’s efforts to move into the smart TV market. Google reportedly wielded its monopoly power over the Android operating system that controls most smart TVs to stop Amazon’s competition.
E-commerce platform Shopify is reportedly giving employees $1,000 each to build out their work-from-home setups after ordering its staff to work remotely due to the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus.
Representatives from major tech giants are set to attend a White House meeting Wednesday to discuss their response to the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.
E-commerce giant Amazon has reportedly told its employees in New York and New Jersey to work from home over fears of the spread of Wuhan coronavirus.
E-commerce giant Amazon is reportedly set to announce a new business line selling the technology behind its cashier-less Amazon Go convenience stores to other retailers.
Amazon announced on Tuesday that an employee working at one of its Seattle, Washington, offices has tested positive for coronavirus.
As many as 3,200 Amazon delivery drivers will be laid off by the end of April due to the company cutting ties with contractors, a recent report states.
A couple came up with a unique way to scare off would-be neighborhood thieves last week in Porterville, California.
Amazon directed all of its 798,000 employees to avoid “non-essential travel” domestically and internationally over concerns about the potential spread of the coronavirus, a company spokesman told Business Insider.
President Donald Trump’s ‘tight labor’ policies are boosting wages, but he should loosen immigration policies to supply business with more imported workers, says the Washington Post’s editorial board.
