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An Amazon worker's death from blunt force injuries resulted in a $7,000 fine for the company
Amazon, which earns hundreds of billions in revenue each quarter, was slapped with a $7,000 fine, t…
Hannah Getahun
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Amazon slammed by US government for failing to record warehouse-worker injuries. The investigation is ongoing.
Amazon has said it's reducing injuries at its warehouses. But if the company isn't recording all in…
Katherine Long
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Black workers could be disproportionately harmed by AI in the workplace, a study says. They are feeling the heat — and trying to fix it.
Black workers are more afraid of being replaced by AI than white workers, a new survey found. But t…
Aaron Mok
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Target workers say they're walking as much as 20 miles a day. It's a sign of just how physical retail work has become.
Apple Watches and other activity trackers help show just how physical retail work can be, especiall…
Dominick Reuter
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Amazon's new robot should strike fear into its hundreds of thousands of warehouse workers
Amazon unveiled a robot capable of handling individual items on Thursday that could reduce the comp…
Lakshmi Varanasi
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A striking Amazon warehouse worker says the company treats its robots better than its human staff
"I wish we were treated like robots because the robots are treated better than us," Darren Westwood…
Beatrice Nolan
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Amazon is breaking the law by putting warehouse workers at risk for back and joint injuries, federal regulators say in new citations
Injuries at Amazon warehouses are linked to the "high frequency" of "repetitive tasks," regulators …
Katherine Long
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Amazon announced its first 'fully autonomous' warehouse robot that doesn't have to be caged away from human workers
Although Amazon likes to tout its robotics as a way to increase worker safety, there's some evidenc…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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The benefit that pays for itself and increases worker productivity
Working parents with childcare benefits are more likely to stay at their company long-term and miss…
Allie Kelly
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Amazon and Walmart warehouse employees are so surveilled that they're worried about breaking to use bathroom: Oxfam report
One Amazon worker quoted in Oxfam's new report likened their experiences on the warehouse floor to …
Natalie Musumeci
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Amazon unveiled a new warehouse robot that can identify and pick 65% of the items it sells. 'This will take my job,' one warehouse worker said.
The company said the possible applications of its new robot arm, Sparrow, include many of the roles…
Katherine Long
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Amazon engaged anti-union consultants at a weekly rate of up to $20,000 each to work in its Staten Island warehouses, documents suggest
Amazon faces a swell in union organizing activity after workers at its JFK8 warehouse in Staten Isl…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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New York State accused Amazon of discriminating against pregnant and disabled workers
New York State's human rights division alleged that one pregnant Amazon worker was forced to carry …
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Amazon will not receive a fine after one of its warehouses collapsed in a tornado, killing 6 workers
OSHA investigators found Amazon met "minimal federal safety guidelines" inside its Edwardsville war…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Amazon says it knows it could run out of available workers for its warehouses, according to leaked memo
Recode obtained a memo from Amazon dated mid-2021 that showed the company has done research into wh…
Gabrielle Bienasz
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Amazon rolls out broad-based pay raises for warehouse workers across its fulfillment network
Amazon employees have been agitating for higher pay for years, putting the company under pressure t…
Katherine Long
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A global scramble to make humanoid robots is gearing up to be the 21st century's space race
The race to mass-produce humanoid robots is on, and China and the US are in the lead. It's heavily …
Joshua Zitser,Jyoti Mann
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Amazon workers in 3 US warehouses staged walkouts as they seek $3 raises and 20-minute breaks, reports say
"People are hurting themselves on this job. Their bodies are breaking down," one Amazon protester t…
Insider Inc.
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'A slap in the face': Leaked documents show Amazon warehouse workers are upset over the company's new raises
Amazon has increased warehouse workers' pay to an average of $19 an hour. But leaked documents show…
Jordan Parker Erb
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Amazon is reportedly bringing back its mask mandate for US warehouse workers amid a surge in COVID-19 cases from the Omicron coronavirus variant
The policy, reinstated due to Omicron, covers all US Amazon warehouse workers, even if they're vacc…