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Amazon claims warehouses are getting safer. Critics say progress is too slow
Injury rates in Amazon warehouses fell in 2024 for the third year in a row, but a coalition of labor unions that tracks the data said Amazon isn’t making improvements fast enough. Read full article at Seattle Times
Exclusive survey: In response to Amazon’s RTO policy, nearly half its office workers are looking for new jobs
Amazon’s new in-office mandate takes effect in January. But the Strategic Organizing Center’s survey of more than 1,000 corporate employees indicates that many may already be out the door. Read at Fast Company
Amazon manipulates worker injury data, Senate panel’s probe alleges
A new report out from the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), led by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), accuses Amazon of manipulating data on worker injuries and ignoring safety concerns. Read at Axios
Activision Blizzard’s ‘World of Warcraft’ game developers vote to unionize
Over 500 video game developers who work on Blizzard’s “World of Warcraft” elected to form a wall-to-wall union representing the entire WoW development team. Read the full article at Los Angeles Times.
A New Activist Playbook Is Shaping Up
The Strategic Organizing Center had a historic campaign at Starbucks in November 2023, challenging the coffee company’s longtime resistance to employees’ attempts to unionize. It marked the first time a labor union deployed the activist investor playbook to pressure a company to address its human capital issues. Read the full article at Agenda.
Windmill Farms workers conduct work stoppage at Sunnyside mushroom plant
Farmworkers at Windmill Farms in Sunnyside, CA held a work stoppage following weeks of retaliation, unfair quotas and firings, and incorrectly translated instructions. Read the full article at Yakima-Herald Republic.
Amazon Prime Day causes workplace injuries, Senate probe finds
Sen. Sanders’ inquiry into Amazon’s warehouse safety record found that workplace injuries, such as muscle sprains, rotator cuff injuries and herniated disks, hit a high during Prime Day sales week. Read the full article at The Washington Post.
On Prime Day, Amazon workers like me pay a high price
Amazon worker Wendy Taylor pens an op-ed for Fortune citing SOC research about Amazon warehouse injury spikes during major sales events. Read the full article at Fortune.
New Report Shows Need for Buyback Restrictions in CHIPS Program
With strong pressure from Wall Street to use stock buybacks to boost share prices, a new report from the Institute for Policy Studies and the Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund showed the need for the federal government to lay down a firm line against potential abuse. The authors urged the administration to put real ... Read more
U.S. Court Says College Athletes May Qualify as Employees
A federal appeals panel sided with college athletes and rejected the NCAA argument that worker protections don’t apply because college players are amateur “student-athletes.” Read the full article at The Wall Street Journal.