Amazon ‘disappointed’ with union vote, may file objection based on ‘undue influence’ by NLRB
An Amazon fulfillment center. (GeekWire File Photo) A group of Amazon warehouse workers just voted to form a union. But the battle is not over. Amazon issued…
Amazon is No. 1 on LinkedIn’s annual ranking of top 50 companies where people want to work in U.S.
The Spheres are reflected in one of Amazon’s corporate office towers at the company’s headquarters in Seattle. (GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser) As it strives to…
‘Amazon, here we come,’ President Biden says in address to union leaders
President Biden in an address to North America’s Building Trades Unions Legislative Conference. (Twitter screen shot via @POTUS) Just days after the company was on the losing…
A franchise in disguise? Amazon’s Delivery Service Partners program will face a key legal test
A new lawsuit challenges the legal status of a program that Amazon uses to deliver packages to doorsteps around the world. (GeekWire File Photo) Amazon “exercises near…
Union in Alabama again files objections to Amazon’s conduct before second warehouse election
An Amazon fulfillment center. (GeekWire File Photo) For the second time, the union attempting to organize workers at an Amazon warehouse facility in Bessemer, Ala., has filed…
Jeff Bezos responds to Elon Musk’s tweet about converting Twitter HQ into homeless shelter
The Mary’s Place Family Center is attached to one of Amazon’s downtown Seattle office buildings. (Amazon Photo) Amazon founder Jeff Bezos took some time out of his…
‘Alexa, grow a tree’: Amazon launches voice-enabled reforestation initiative
Workers planting trees in Appalachia. (One Tree Planted Photo) Amazon is pairing up with One Tree Planted, a nonprofit that supports reforestation around the world, to plant…
IMDb TV streaming service will rebrand as ‘Amazon Freevee’
(IMDb screenshot) Amazon’s ad-supported video streaming service, IMDb TV, is being rebranded. It will be known as Amazon Freevee, starting April 27. The service plans to expand…
Amazon is publishing new mobile games for the first time since 2015
(Amazon Image) Amazon is publishing two new mobile games through its Amazon Kids+ service, based on the original Amazon specials Super Spy Ryan and Do, Re &…
Amazon CEO says company is addressing ‘top 100 employee experience pain points’
Andy Jassy speaks at the 2021 GeekWire Summit. (GeekWire Photo/Kevin Lisota) Andy Jassy published his first-ever annual shareholders letter as Amazon’s chief Thursday morning, taking over a…