Ecommerce Industry News
Amazon warehouse workers in Germany are going on strike as part of a long-running dispute over pay and conditions, according to Reuters. In September, Amazon workers in Germany went on strike in six of eight major shipping locations. […]
Amazon workers in Germany have gone on strike in six fulfillment centers. The union representing them said Amazon operates eight major shipping locations in Germany, and said workers planned to continue striking through September 26. […]
Amazon is recommending shareholders vote against a proposal that would require it to release information about human rights risks. Amazon is holding its annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday in Seattle. Among the four shareholder proposals […]
You don’t think of an ecommerce marketplace of today as having workplace issues that sound like a throwback to the labor movement. But on Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear a contentious case about Amazon […]
Workers in Amazon’s German warehouses have gone on strike over a long-running dispute over pay and conditions, according to the Chicago Tribune. Earlier this month NPR delved into the issue in some depth, interviewing a German Amazon worker […]
Should workers leaving Amazon’s warehouses be paid for the time they stand in line to go through security pat downs? The Supreme Court will rule on whether a lawsuit to decide the matter can proceed, granting […]
Amazon hired over 20,000 full-time employees at its U.S. Fulfillment Centers last year. Amazon reveals so few details about its operations that it felt like significant information revealed in the company’s press release on Wednesday. […]
Just a few weeks ago the Amazon fulfillment center where I work as a temporary stower was just gearing up for the first big holiday sales of the year. The entire plant now hums with […]