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11:04am, 19th April, 2020

Amazon to extend French warehouse closures after union dispute

Amazon will keep its six warehouses in France closed until at least April 22 after a stand-off with unions over sanitary conditions amid the coronavirus outbreak, it said on Sunday.

Amazon fires three reported critics of warehouse conditions in pandemic

5:46pm, 14th April, 2020

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Amazon fires three reported critics of warehouse conditions in pandemic

Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday it had fired three reported critics of the company's pandemic response for workplace violations, dismissals that drew sharp words from U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and a labor coalition.

Amazon fires two employees critical of warehouse working conditions

9:22am, 14th April, 2020

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Amazon fires two employees critical of warehouse working conditions

Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday it terminated two employees, who criticized the working conditions at the e-commerce giant's warehouses in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, for "repeatedly violating internal policies".

U.S. senators question Amazon CEO about firing of warehouse protest leader

9:09pm, 8th April, 2020

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U.S. senators question Amazon CEO about firing of warehouse protest leader

Five Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday wrote Amazon.com Inc to raise concern about its firing of a worker who protested warehouse operations during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a copy of the letter seen by Reuters.

Amazon executive on defense after comments about warehouse protest leader

10:31pm, 2nd April, 2020

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Amazon executive on defense after comments about warehouse protest leader

Amazon.com Inc's general counsel on Thursday said his emotions clouded his judgment when he wrote meeting notes in which he allegedly outlined a public relations strategy against a protest organizer and questioned the employee's intelligence.

Exclusive: Amazon entices warehouse employees to grocery unit with higher pay

12:29pm, 28th March, 2020

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Exclusive: Amazon entices warehouse employees to grocery unit with higher pay

Amazon.com Inc is offering higher pay to recruit its own warehouse employees to pick and pack Whole Foods groceries amid rising demand and a worker shortage, according to an internal document reviewed by Reuters.

Amazon raises overtime pay for warehouse workers

11:05pm, 21st March, 2020

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Amazon raises overtime pay for warehouse workers

Amazon.com Inc said on Saturday it is raising overtime pay for associates working in its U.S. warehouses as the world's largest online retailer tries to meet the rapidly growing demand for online shopping from consumers stuck at home during the coron...

Amazon buys warehouse robotics startup Canvas Technology

6:37pm, 10th April, 2019

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Amazon buys warehouse robotics startup Canvas Technology

Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday said it had acquired Canvas Technology, a robotics startup in Boulder, Colorado, that has built autonomous carts that can move goods around warehouses.

Exclusive: Amazon zooms in on central Mexico for large new warehouse

12:58pm, 17th October, 2018

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Exclusive: Amazon zooms in on central Mexico for large new warehouse

Amazon.com Inc is scouting for land in central Mexico for a fourth distribution center in the country, sources said, aiming at a bigger slice of the burgeoning e-commerce market in Latin America's second-largest economy.