Amazon to raise pay for 500,000 workers after failed unionization drive
San Francisco (AFP) - Amazon will increase pay between 50 cents to $3 an hour for more than half a million workers on its fulfillment, delivery and sorting teams, the US tech giant announced Wednesday. The raises, which will take effect between May and June, come ahead of a federal hearing over a defeated unionization drive and after President Joe Biden singled out Amazon for avoiding federal income taxes. The Seattle-based e-commerce empire has gone on a hiring spree during the pandemic, adding 500,000 people last year. It now employs around 1.3 million people globally. Typically, the compa......
Apr 29, 2021