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March 25, 2021

Trade unions have urgently called for tighter regulation on artificial intelligence in the workplace to prevent workers being hired and fired by algorithms. Companies have been increasingly looking to AI…

Amazon is being sued by New York’s attorney general who argued its extreme profit margins “came at the expense of the lives, health and safety of its frontline workers”.

Amazon workers on strike across Germany

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Amazon German Germany Strike Trade Union Verdi workers

December 22, 2020

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Amazon employees across German have downed tools in protest against wages and staff treatment. A spokeswoman for the Verdi trade union told The Local that 500 workers were expected to…

Usdaw welcomes government inquiry into shopworker violence after incidents double in 2020

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December 20, 2020

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Retail trade union Usdaw has welcomed a new inquiry into the rise of violence and abuse towards retail workers. On Friday the union announced it had secured the necessary 100,000…

Amazon has seen the shock departure of one of its vice presidents who said remaining at the company would have meant “signing off on actions I despised”.

Amazon comes under pressure from major investors to evaluate working conditions

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May 20, 2019

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Amazon is coming under increasing pressure from major City investors to improve its working conditions in the UK as trade unions step up their lobbying efforts. The GMB told Amazon…

Amazon is set to see more than 350 workers from 50 of its warehouses not turn up to work in protest of its working conditions this week.

Amazon workers at 4 German fulfillment centres strike over pay

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April 16, 2019

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Amazon employees at four distribution centres in Germany have gone on strike to protest against poor working conditions and pay. Yesterday members of trade union Verdi stopped working in an…

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Fears for shop workers grow as AI automation gains speed

Amazon workers on strike across Germany

Usdaw welcomes government inquiry into shopworker violence after incidents double in 2020

Amazon comes under pressure from major investors to evaluate working conditions

Amazon workers at 4 German fulfillment centres strike over pay

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Fears for shop workers grow as AI automation gains speed

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Amazon comes under pressure from major investors to evaluate working conditions

Amazon workers at 4 German fulfillment centres strike over pay

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