In Alabama, Workers At Amazon Warehouse Are Poised For Union Vote Some 5,800 workers at the Bessemer facility will vote starting this week on joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, potentially making it Amazon's first union shop in the U.S. Jason Slotkin
Will clashes over climate continue without Bezos as Amazon's CEO? Amazon's founder and original CEO Jeff Bezos will step down this summer. It's news that could imply changes at the helm of the company, which has clashed with employees over issues like workplace safety and the environment. Katie Campbell
Why Jeff Bezos is stepping down as Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos announced on Tuesday that he'll step down this year as the CEO of Amazon. But he's not leaving the company entirely. Kim Malcolm
Jeff Bezos To Step Down As Amazon's CEO New CEO will be Andy Jassy, the head of Amazon's cloud computing division. "As much as I still tap dance into the office, I'm excited about this transition.," Bezos said. Alina Selyukh
For Amazon and Alabama, Warehouse Union Vote Would Shake Up History If workers from Amazon's warehouse near Birmingham vote to unionize in the next two months, they would turn a new page not only for the company but for the region. Claire Miller
Amazon Warehouse Workers To Decide Whether To Form Company's First U.S. Union Some 6,000 workers at Amazon's warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., will begin voting on Feb. 8 on a groundbreaking possibility: whether to form the first union in the company's U.S. history. Alina Selyukh
Parler sues Amazon after the tech giant boots the app from its servers ‘Laws about social media that oversee what is allowed, or is not allowed, are really old and long predate this form of technology.’ Kim Malcolm
Why experts say Amazon’s fund for Seattle-area affordable housing is huge, but not nearly enough This week Amazon pledged 2 billion dollars for affordable housing. It’ll be spent around cities where Amazon has large headquarters, including the Seattle area, Arlington Virginia, and Nashville Tennessee. But experts say it’s not nearly enough to resolve the Seattle metro region's housing shortage. Joshua McNichols
Amazon Warehouse Workers In Alabama Plan Vote On 1st U.S. Union A labor board hearing is expected to hash out how and when a vote might take place to potentially form the first U.S. union at one of America's largest employers. Alina Selyukh
Amazon, TikTok, Facebook, Others Ordered To Explain What They Do With User Data The Federal Trade Commission gave nine social media and tech companies 45 days to hand over details on how they collect user data. It is the latest move by government actors to regulate big tech. Jaclyn Diaz