Amazon workers in NYC to vote on whether to form union
The battle to unionize Amazon workers is intensifying after labor officials officially set a date for a union election in a Staten Island facility next month.
Georgia lawmakers push for change to address organized retail crime
A group of state lawmakers wants to make it harder for thieves to resell stolen merchandise online.
Price of Amazon Prime memberships going up
Amazon announced Thursday that it would be boosting the price of its Prime membership for U.S. customers, citing rising costs as the reason behind the decision.
Google must face Arizona lawsuit against tracking services, judge rules
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is suing Google claiming the company uses deceptive practices to obtain users' location data
Thousands of undelivered Amazon packages recovered in theft ring bust; 3 arrested
The Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office uncovered a theft ring this week that led to the discovery of thousands of undelivered Amazon packages.
Package swiped from doorstep by someone wearing an Amazon vest, woman claims
A Clayton County woman says a package containing an expensive item was stolen from her doorstep by someone wearing an Amazon vest.
Mom claims Amazon Alexa suggested dangerous online challenge to child
One day after Kristin Livdahl tweeted about the Echo’s suggestion, the Amazon Help Twitter account responded
Camera captures delivery driver smashing into mailbox
Windy Wyche is grateful her security cameras captured the moments an Amazon driver destroyed her mailbox.
Amazon driver rescues woman, family dog from dog attack
The Amazon driver happened to hear the cries for help and managed to block the attacking dog’s path, allowing Lauren and her family dog, Max, to escape to safety back inside the house.
Amazon, OSHA promise review after tornado destroys warehouse, killing 6
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration opened an investigation into the collapse of an Amazon warehouse in Illinois, killing six people.
Jeff Bezos responds to Amazon warehouse collapse after celebrating Blue Origin space trip
At least six people were killed in an Amazon warehouse collapse after a tornado ripped through Edwardsville, Illinois.
Amazon Web Services outage disrupts US businesses, halts some delivery operations
Amazon’s AWS suffered a major outage on Tuesday, impacting U.S. businesses across the U.S. that rely on it — including FOX properties.
Police in Sunnyvale are using decoy packages to combat porch pirates
Police in Sunnyvale had a special holiday warning for porch pirates who dared to take advantage of packages left at doorsteps: "Steal a package and you may end up with more than what you wanted."
Labor official confirms new union election for Alabama Amazon workers
A labor official is confirming a new union election for Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama based on objections to the first vote.
Amazon settles California case accusing it of concealing COVID cases from workers
Amazon will pay $500,000 as part of a settlement reached with California's attorney general who had accused the retail giant of illegally withholding information about COVID cases from its workers.
Amazon to pay back nearly $60M in withheld tips to Flex drivers, FTC says
Amazon Flex drivers are part of Amazon’s Flex business which allows people to deliver Amazon packages in their own cars.
Amazon union organizers deliver 'sufficient' signatures, says National Labor Relations Board
The National Labor Relations Board said there was sufficient interest to form a union at an Amazon distribution center in New York.
FTC warns about ‘Amazon impersonators’ ahead of holiday shopping season
The Federal Trade Commission is warning Americans about a scam involving impersonators pretending to work for Amazon when asking for payments and gift card information.
House committee threatens criminal probe of Amazon over competition practices
U.S. House lawmakers are threatening to seek a criminal investigation of Amazon, saying the tech giant has one “final chance” to correct previous testimony by executives on its competition practices.
Amazon hiring 150K seasonal workers in US amid holiday hiring surge
Amazon's seasonal hires can get sign-on bonuses of up to $3,000.