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Pregnant Amazon workers forced to stand and denied hospital breaks, lawsuit claims

A group of former Amazon warehouse employees is suing the company for systemically discriminating against pregnant workers

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Lawsuit filed against Amazon, company accused of allegedly firing pregnant workers, denying employees chairs and bathroom breaks

"Violates the law at every turn."

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Pregnant Amazon Worker Was Fired Five Days After Being Wheeled Out of Warehouse and Hospitalised, Lawsuit

Amazon faces a nationwide class-action lawsuit over discrimination against pregnant warehouse workers, alleging denied accommodations and unfair dismissals, raising concerns about workers' rights.

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Amazon Sued for Allegedly Denying Pregnant Workers Bathroom Breaks and Firing Them Over Time Off

Amazon is facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly denying pregnant employees basic accommodations, violating federal and New York labour laws.

International Business Times UK

Amazon faces class action alleging widespread discrimination against pregnant workers

Amazon faces a nationwide class action lawsuit alleging discrimination against pregnant workers. The suit claims the company denied basic accommodations and fired employees for taking time off. One plaintiff was fired after a hospitalization for a pregnancy-related emergency. Amazon states it provides accommodations to tens of thousands of employees annually.…

The Economic Times

Fire chief reveals dramatic rescue of trapped pilot following Miami plane crash that left 5 dead

One of the plane’s engines remained active, forcing fire crews to flood the engine in order to disable it

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Amazon Prime cargo plane crash: At least 5 killed after aircraft overruns runway and strikes multiple vehicles on ground in Miami

An Amazon Prime Air cargo plane crashed at Miami International Airport on Sunday. The aircraft overran the runway, striking multiple vehicles on the ground. Five people died in the accident, and three others sustained critical injuries. The plane, a 32-year-old Boeing 767 freighter, had departed from San Juan, Puerto Rico.…

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Terrifying Video Shows Amazon Boeing 767 Barreling Off Miami Airport Runway And Bursting Into Flames

An Amazon Boeing 767 overran a Miami airport runway, struck vehicles, and burst into flames, leaving at least five people lifeless.

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Amazon to Replace 600K Human Workers with Robots? Tech Giant Denies Rumours

Amazon's goal to automate 75% of its operations could lead to significant employee layoffs, with estimates of up to 600,000 jobs at risk.

International Business Times UK

Amazon will give its delivery drivers AI-powered smart glasses, promising to make the job safer, faster amid automation push

Recent reports citing Amazon’s internal documents found the company plans to automate 75% of its operations—translating to up to 600,000 potential future jobs.

Fortune

Amazon Memos Point To Robot Takeover — 600,000 Jobs Could Vanish (UPDATED)

Editor's note: Updated with Amazon's response and hiring context.

Benzinga

Amazon’s labor strife puts Christmas delivery in question as strikes launched across nation

Amazon insists its operations will not be affected by the strike

The Independent UK

Senate report alleges Amazon rejected warehouse safety recommendations due to productivity concerns

A U.S. Senate committee says at least two internal Amazon studies have found a relationship between worker speed and injuries in the online retailer's warehouses

The Independent UK

Amazon Blasts Lawsuit Over Alleged Slow Deliveries To Certain Zip Codes, Tells AG: 'We're Protecting Drivers'

Amazon used third parties like UPS and the U.S. Postal Service to make deliveries in certain ZIP codes, a lawsuit alleges.

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Amazon Prime Day causes an 'outrageous level' of workplace injuries, says Bernie Sanders

“Amazon should be the safest place to work in America, not one of the most dangerous,” Sanders spokesperson says.

Miami Herald

OSHA proposes $60,000 more in fines for New York, Chicago and Florida Amazon facilities

OSHA proposed a fine of $60,269 for Amazon after finding injury lists at three warehouses put workers at “high risk for lower back injuries and musculoskelatal disorders.”

Chicago Sun-Times

OSHA: Amazon failed to record some warehouse injuries

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration made 14 citations against the company during inspections that occurred over the summer at warehouses in New York, Florida, Illinois, Colorado and Idaho.

The Independent UK

Democrats question worker safety in Amazon warehouse rebuild

Several members of Congress want Amazon to explain why an Illinois warehouse that collapsed during a 2021 tornado, killing six employees, is being rebuilt without adding upgraded storm shelters

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Baltimore-area Apple and Starbucks workers have led the way in nation and state forming unions. Now what?

Workers at the Apple store in Towson, Maryland, won national attention and praise from President Joe Biden after becoming the first of the tech giant’s U.S. employees to unionize. Less than two months earlier, Starbucks baristas in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood became the first of the coffee chain’s Maryland employees…

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Amazon delivery pressure hurting workers, labour group says

SAN FRANCISCO: A labour coalition on Tuesday said that Amazon delivery workers are getting hurt due to pressure by the e-commerce giant to quickly distribute heaps of packages to customers.

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Nearly 1 in 5 Amazon delivery drivers get hurt on the job each year, new report says

One in five delivery drivers working for Amazon was injured on the job in 2021, a new report says.

The Independent UK

Amazon fires two union organisers and several managers at Staten Island facility

Tristan Dutchin and Mat Cusick say they were fired last week over job performance issues and Covid-19 sick leave, respectively

The Independent UK

Amazon fires 2 union organizers tied to first U.S. labor win

Amazon has fired two employees with ties to the grassroots union that led the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant’s history

The Independent UK

Vote tally begins in 2nd Amazon union election in NYC

A federal labor board on Monday will count ballots cast by warehouse workers in a second Amazon union election on Staten Island

The Independent UK

Amazon, union face off in a rematch election in New York

Amazon and the nascent group that successfully organized the company’s first-ever U.S. union drive are headed for a rematch Monday

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