BOSTON/NEW YORK—A majority of Amazon.com Inc. shareholders on Wednesday voted against each of 15 investor-led resolutions that challenged the company’s policies—including its treatment of workers and use of nondisclosure agreements, an executive said at its annual meeting.
The total number of investor resolutions, including one introduced at the online meeting, was a record for the retail and cloud computing giant, as socially minded investors scrutinize its treatment of workers.
Amazon General Counsel David Zapolsky said that a majority of shares at the meeting were voted against on each shareholder resolution, but he did not give more specific details on the vote results, due in coming days. The overall balloting represented a setback for proponents including unions and civil rights groups that had hoped to gain more support for reform ideas….