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Our In-Person Shopping Hurts Big Tech
One of the most consequential forces in technology is how and where you buy stuff, and U.S. online shopping has…
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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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Business
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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Business
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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World
Amazon and labor organizers file objections to Alabama union vote.
Amazon and the union seeking to represent workers at the company’s Alabama fulfillment center both filed objections to conduct in…
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World
Union Trails in Amazon Vote in Alabama, With Challenges Pending
Union supporters are narrowly trailing opponents in a union election at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama, the National Labor Relations…
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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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