Amazon on Friday sued New York’s attorney general, alleging her probe of its treatment of warehouse workers is illegal. “The OAG has now threatened to sue Amazon if it does not immediately agree to a list of demands, many of which have no connection to health and safety and have no factual or legal basis,”…
Amazon Sues New York Attorney General Letitia James Over Threat of Legal Action
Jeff Bezos Would Owe $2 Billion a Year If Washington Passes Proposed Wealth Tax
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, one of the richest men in the world, would owe some $2 billion a year in state taxes if Washington state legislators pass a proposed wealth tax. The bill (pdf) would impose a one percent tax on financial intangible assets, exempting the first $1 billion of assessed value. Bezos’s net worth…
A Digital Apartheid Is Upon Us
Commentary It started innocuously. It was an acceptable drag coefficient from Facebook, just be careful what you say politically when you post something. The quick and seemingly inexpensive brown boxes from Amazon were addictive, so just accept the sneers and derision of the self-appointed newspaper of record (subsidized by Jeff Bezos, the common owner of…
Labor Board Denies Amazon’s Bid to Block Voting by Mail in Unionization Election
A federal labor board on Friday denied Amazon’s request to change an upcoming unionization vote from mail-in to in-person. An acting regional director for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decided last month that the election for Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse should take place by mail because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Warehouse workers are poised…
NTD Business Full Broadcast (Feb. 4)
Consulting firm McKinsey gets ready to pay out big for its role in the opioid crisis. State attorneys say the firm advised businesses on how to “turbocharge” drug sales. CNN President Jeff Zucker is stepping down at the end of the year. He led the organization in its coverage of former President Trump’s administration. Amazon rolls…
White House Talks With Labor Leaders About Unionization Effort at Amazon Facility: Official
The White House has discussed the unionization effort at Amazon with officials linked to the Retail, Wholesale & Department Store Union (RWDSU), according to a union official. Stuart Appelbaum, president of the RWDSU, told Reuters that labor leaders connected with his union spoke with a top adviser to President Joe Biden after the president was sworn…
NTD Business Full Broadcast (Feb. 3)
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will step down as CEO, with the head of cloud computing division Andy Jassy taking over. NTD talks toSteve Anderson, author of the book “The Bezos Letters: 14 Principles to Grow Your Business Like Amazon” to see what could be behind Bezos’s stepping down. General Motors is the latest to be…
New Amazon CEO: From Life in the Cloud to Running One of the World’s Biggest Firms
Amazon’s new chief executive, Andy Jassy, who joined the company in 1997 and has overseen its fast-growing cloud computing business, says the key to long-term success is reinvention. “You want to be reinventing when you are healthy, you want to be reinventing all the time,” Jassy, 53, said in December at a company forum. “You…
Union Opposes Amazon’s Effort to Force In-Person Unionization Vote
Amazon’s effort to force workers to vote in-person on whether to unionize is being opposed by the union they’re trying to join. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that the unionization vote would take place by mail because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Amazon asked the board to review the ruling, asserting “the best…
Amazon’s Effort to Force In-Person Unionization Vote Opposed by Union
Amazon’s effort to force thousands of workers at an Alabama warehouse to vote in-person about whether to unionize is being opposed by the union they’re trying to join. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that the unionization vote could take place by mail because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Amazon asked the board to review…
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