An Amazon fulfillment center. (GeekWire file photo) Amazon stepped outside of acceptable guidelines and put undue pressure on warehouse workers in Alabama to unionize the Bessemer fulfillment warehouse in April. Efforts by the retail, wholesale and department store union to organize the nearly 6,000 warehouse workers last spring did not garner enough votes to form … Read more
NASHVILLE – Thousands of Southern Baptists have elected Pastor Ed Litton of Alabama – the only candidate some say can prevent an exodus of minority members from the denomination – to serve as the next president of their network of Conservative Evangelical Churches . Litton won the top spot at the Southern Baptist Convention in … Read more
An Amazon Fulfillment Center in Spokane, Washington (GeekWire Photo) The news: An Amazon Fulfillment Center employee died Thursday after being found in the bathroom of a warehouse in Bessemer, Ala. Bloomberg first covered the news, saying the employee collapsed at the facility, citing unnamed sources. Amazon said it was a personal medical incident and there … Read more
Die Regierung von Präsident Joe Biden sagte, dass am Freitag keine zusätzlichen Impfstoffdosen an Staaten abgegeben werden, in denen es in COVID-19-Fällen zu einem Anstieg kommt, trotz der Appelle lokaler Führer und einiger Gesundheitsexperten. Die Regierung sagt, ihr aktueller Rollout-Plan, der auf der erwachsenen Bevölkerung des Staates basiert, sei “fair und gerecht”. “Wir sind noch … Read more
University of Washington professor Margaret O’Mara discusses the history of technology at GeekWire Summit 2017. (GeekWire Photo / Dan DeLong) Amazon warehouse employees voted against union formation in Bessemer, Ala., in a victory for the company and a defeat for organized work. However, the process has put focus on labor practices at the tech giant’s … Read more