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Thousands of delivery drivers filed legal claims against Amazon on Tuesday, alleging the company’s classification of them as independent contractors instead of employees has led to unpaid wages ...
In place of its in-house delivery network, the company relied on outside carriers like UPS and the U.S. Postal Service to make deliveries, according to the complaint, which was filed in D.C ...
After the Michigan example, Amazon advised other DSP firms on how to avoid union drives, which proved successful through early 2021. The Bessemer union drive inspired a peer-organized poll of Amazon delivery drivers (Delivery Service Partners, or DSP), in which the vast majority of its 500 respondents showed interest in unionizing. [36] [37]
In June 2024, a group of 104 delivery drivers at Amazon's DIL7 facility in Skokie, Illinois, employed by contractor Four Star Express Delivery as part of Amazon's Delivery Service Partner subcontractor program, and organized with the Teamsters Local 704 union, filed unfair labor practice charges with the NLRB against both Amazon and Four Star ...
Federal Trade Commission, et al. v. Amazon.com, Inc. is a lawsuit brought against the multinational technology company and online retailer Amazon in 2023. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), joined by the attorneys general of seventeen U.S. states , alleges that Amazon holds and abuses an online retail monopoly .
In 2020, delivery drivers in Ontario filed a complaint against Amazon, its subcontractor Intelcom Express, and the company that hires drivers for Intelcom Express, Seven Seas Services Inc., due to unsafe work conditions. [16] Similar concerns arose in Sudbury, Ontario, where blocked street access caused disruptions. Intelcom stated that it had ...
Amazon Maritime, Inc. holds a Federal Maritime Commission license to operate as a non-vessel-owning common carrier (NVOCC), which enables the company to manage its shipments from China into the United States. [121] Amazon Pharmacy is an online delivery service dedicated to prescription drugs, launched in November 2020. The service provides ...
Amazon Prime members have filed lawsuits against the company for ending free Whole Foods delivery. Prime members had the perk until last year, when Amazon started charging them $9.95 per order.