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Amazon employees in North Carolina vote against joining union

Fast Company Tech

About three-quarters of employees at an Amazon fulfillment center in Garner, a town located near Raleigh, voted against joining a grassroots labor organization called Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment, the National Labor Relations Board announced Saturday.

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Amazon CEO says unions are ‘slower and more bureaucratic’ in leaked employee all-hands

The Verge

One of the things that’s unique about Amazon is that we have unusual empowerment for our employees,” he said. “If Earlier this week, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that Bryson’s firing was illegal and ordered Amazon to reinstate him.). Jassy argued that unionization would make employees of the company feel less empowered.

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Coming to a Public School Near You: Hopefully, You as a Volunteer

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Organizations like these teach everything from sports, to science, to the arts, to girl empowerment. You can help fund everything from Gardening Club Supplies in Brooklyn, to a computer for a classroom in Alabama, or new recess equipment for a school in Indiana.