Alina Selyukh
Stories
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National
More Retail Workers Are Quitting Than Ever, But More Stores Are Opening Than Expected
The U.S. retail industry is setting records: workers quitting and workers hired. Wages are finally growing. And despite the pandemic devastation, brand-new stores are still opening.
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National
Amazon Alabama Warehouse Workers May Get To Vote Again On Union
A federal labor official found that Amazon's anti-union tactics may have tainted the spring's voting process sufficiently to scrap its results. Workers had rejected unionization more than two-to-one.
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Business
Back To The Office? Not Yet. Companies Scramble To Adjust To The Delta Variant
September was expected to be the month of mass returns to the office. Now the surging extra-contagious coronavirus variant has employers wondering what to do.
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National
Bezos Landed, Thanked Amazon Workers And Shoppers For Paying, Gave Away $200 Million
Jeff Bezos gave $100 million each in "courage and civility awards" to CNN's Van Jones and chef José Andrés.
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Politics
Pentagon Scraps $10 Billion Contract With Microsoft, Bitterly Contested By Amazon
The Defense Department canceled its $10 billion cloud contract called JEDI, planning instead to hire multiple vendors. Amazon sued after its loss to Microsoft, seeking to depose Donald Trump.
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National
Amazon Workers In Alabama Vote Against Unionizing
The majority of Amazon's workers in Bessemer, Ala., have voted against unionizing. This means Amazon has withstood the largest union push yet among its U.S. workers.
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National
It's A No: Amazon Warehouse Workers Vote Against Unionizing In Historic Election
Amazon avoided the prospect of a first unionized warehouse in America, where it's now the second-largest private employer. The vote in Alabama had prompted new interest in unions across the country.
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National
Amazon Union Election: 'No' Votes Outnumber 'Yes' Votes At End Of 1st Day Of Counting
Hand counting will continue on Friday. So far, more than two-thirds of the tallied votes are against unionizing.
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National
Why Is The Amazon Union Vote Count Taking So Long?
It's a really large mail-in election. (Yes, this one, too.)
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National
Saks Says No To Fur, The Latest Fashion Seller To Go Fur-Free
Saks Fifth Avenue will phase out sales of animal-fur products, joining other retailers such as Macy's that are responding to growing anti-fur sentiment among shoppers.