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Business
A Union Blitzed Starbucks. At Amazon, It’s a Slog.
Roughly six weeks after successful union votes at two Buffalo-area Starbucks stores in December, workers had filed paperwork to hold…
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Amazon reports slowing sales growth and indicates slowdown may continue.
In the face of a pandemic that appears to be receding and the highest levels of inflation in four decades,…
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A judge ruled that Amazon must reinstate a Staten Island worker who was fired.
A judge ruled on Monday that Amazon must reinstate and pay lost wages to a worker the company “unlawfully” fired…
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Business
Warehouses Transform N.Y.C. Neighborhoods as E-Commerce Booms
An e-commerce boom turbocharged by the pandemic is turning the New York City region into a national warehouse capital. In…
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Magazine
Do Today’s Unions Have a Fighting Chance Against Corporate America?
In 1996, Manuel Miranda, a second-generation Filipino American from Kent, Wash., graduated from Evergreen State College. He had majored in…
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Magazine
Did Your Handbag Help Destroy the Rainforest?
The rainforest and the runway may seem worlds apart, but deforestation in the Amazon is partly fueled by something that’s…
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Business
Ecuador Court Gives Indigenous Groups a Boost in Mining and Drilling Disputes
In a victory for Indigenous communities in Ecuador, the country’s highest court ruled on Friday that they must have a…
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Business
Amazon Warehouse in Alabama Set to Begin Second Union Election
During the first union election at Amazon’s Bessemer, Ala., warehouse, early last year, organizers largely avoided visiting workers at home…
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Science
Amazon to Launch First Two Internet Satellites in 2022
Amazon is getting ready to go to space. The first two prototype satellites from Project Kuiper, the internet-from-space venture from…
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