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Amazon Kicks Off Round of Job Cuts Affecting 18,000 People

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Amazon Kicks Off Round of Job Cuts Affecting 18,000 People

[ad_1] Amazon.com Inc. has started its biggest-ever round of jobs cuts — a culling that will ultimately affect 18,000 workers around the globe. Amazon.com Inc. has started its biggest-ever round of jobs cuts — a culling that will ultimately affect 18,000 workers around the globe. Amazon began notifying employees by email early Wednesday, Doug Herrington, the company's worldwide retail chief, said in a memo. He said the company aimed to communicate with all laid-off workers in the US, Canada and Costa Rica by the end of the day. Notifications in China will be sent after the Chinese New Year, and in other regions the company must consult with employee representatives before finalizing layoffs. The world's largest e-commerce company is grappling with slowing online sales growth an...

Amazon Workers Abandon California Union Election Plan After Loss

[ad_1] Amazon.com Inc. workers seeking to join a union at a company warehouse in Southern California have backed away. Amazon.com Inc. workers seeking to join a union at a company warehouse in Southern California have backed away from their attempt to hold an election, a setback for the upstart Amazon Labor Union following its defeat at a New York facility last week. The union withdrew its petition for an election at a warehouse in Moreno Valley, California, according to a National Labor Relations Board docket that includes a letter, dated Friday, approving a request to stop the vote. Unions that make such requests aren't asked to give a reason, NLRB spokesperson Kayla Blado said. Amazon Labor Union organizers didn't respond to messages seeking comment. The union won an election ...

Apple, Amazon Facing Emboldened Labor Movement After Key Inroads

[ad_1] Long seen as invulnerable to unions, Apple saw its staff in Oklahoma City vote overwhelmingly to join the CWA. The labor movement is gaining momentum at big tech companies, with an Apple Inc. store voting to unionize Friday and unrest spreading through Amazon.com Inc. distribution sites in Southern California. Organizers say it's just the beginning.Long seen as invulnerable to unions, Apple saw its staff in Oklahoma City vote overwhelmingly to join the Communications Workers of America, becoming the second store to unionize among the company's roughly 270 US outlets. Amazon workers, meanwhile, walked off the job Friday in San Bernardino, California -- the kind of workplace mobilization that used to be all but unheard of at the e-retailer, but became increasingly common during t...