Search results for

Amazon is known for its focus on making shopping affordable and convenient for customers. But some of its employees credit their work for Amazon making so much money.

The vote count to unionize at Amazon's warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., has begun. The effort has attracted support from celebrities and politicians, but warehouse workers are scarce at pro-union rallies.

A prolonged drought, now in its second year, is devastating large swaths of Brazil's Amazon rainforest. Whole communities and the Amazon's largest city are struggling under the parched conditions.

Workers voted against joining a grassroots union called Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment, or CAUSE.

It might be July, but retailers are staging a Black Friday style event on Wednesday. Amazon will offer its Prime members thousands of items at discounted prices for one day. Wal-Mart is punching back.

Amazon workers at a warehouse on Staten Island, N.Y., voted to form the company's first union in the United States.

The Indigenous Achuar people in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest sail in six solar-powered canoes. And it's not just to save money on fuel — the trees of the rainforest will benefit too.

President Obama visits Chattanooga, Tenn., Tuesday to continue his "job creation" speeches around the country. He's stopping at a distribution center for Amazon.com. On Monday, the online retailer announced it's hiring 5,000 workers across several states.

A report from the Center for Investigative Reporting and The Atlantic reveals how Amazon warehouse employees are dealing with crippling injuries. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to reporter Will Evans.

The CEO says "vastly more" COVID-19 testing is needed. The company is building its own lab to start testing some workers, potentially looking to start regular checks for all employees.