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New York is suing Amazon, claiming the company failed to provide workers with a safe environment at two warehouses as COVID-19 infections surged nationwide.

U.S. Businesses React to Trump Insurrection: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Jan 11, 2021 Evidence is mounting that the storming of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6 was a purposeful insurrection with the intention of disrupting the Electoral College certification and kidnapping, if not killing, the vice president and members of Congress. In that context, the efforts of U.S. businesses to counteract the damage wrought by the attempted insurrection carry all the more weight. A few have already taken steps, but a more coordinated, forceful effort is needed to prevent Donald Trump...

Human Capital: The biggest labor stories of 2020 Hellllooooo, 2021! Welcome back to Human Capital, a weekly newsletter that details the latest in the realms of labor, diversity and inclusion. Not a ton happened this week so I figured I’d use the time to look back on some of the more notable labor stories of 2020. Sign up to receive Human Capital in your inbox every Friday at 1 p.m. PT.  Gig workers vs. Uber, Lyft, Instacart et al. California’s Proposition 22, backed by gig companies like Uber, Lyft and DoorDash, passed to ensure gig workers are classified as independent contractors. It w...

Amazon Workers in Alabama May Vote to Unionize: Reports TheStreet 12/23/2020 © TheStreet Amazon Workers in Alabama May Vote to Unionize: Reports Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama are expected to vote early next year on whether to join a labor union after the retail giant and the union agreed that temporary workers will be allowed to cast their votes, according to published reports Wednesday. Popular Searches According to a report in The New York Times, Amazon workers will have the opportunity to vote on unionizing -- the first such vote since 2014, when warehouse workers in Dela...

While workers picketed at the entrance of an Amazon warehouse in Wroclaw, Poland, on December 15, supporters blocked two entry points for trucks delivering and picking up packages, stopping 80 trucks from loading and unloading for several hours. Photo: Amazon Workers International On November 5 Amazon workers at a warehouse in Wroclaw, Poland (Amazon WRO1) stopped work to demand that they receive the same 2,000 zloty ($530) bonuses that recruitment agencies are paying to new workers. In the following days workers from other Polish sites joined the protest behind the slogan “2,000 zloty for...