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E-commerce is expected to help seasonal hiring for gig roles surge by 20% this festival season: reports
The top gig roles that have been witnessing increased hiring are delivery executives, warehouse wor…
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Amazon warehouse workers get injured because of Prime Day rushes, according to a Senate report
Almost half the Amazon workers in warehouses during Prime Day 2019 were injured, a Senate report sa…
Alex Bitter
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Walmart's using more robots but says they'll actually extend warehouse workers' careers
Walmart warehouse work is physically taxing. Now, robots and forklifts are lightening the load, and…
Dominick Reuter
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Ikea's fleet of 250 autonomous drones takes stock of warehouse inventory without any human intervention
Ikea's partnership with the drone maker Verity fits into its larger plan to improve customer experi…
John Kell
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The math is looking good for Walmart's automated warehouses
Walmart now has 15 of its 42 distribution centers with some level of automation, and those numbers …
Dominick Reuter
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Amazon pushing injured warehouse employees to keep working says a report by Wired
First-aid clinics at Amazon warehouses are directing injured employees to get back on the job, risk…
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Sam's Club is boosting its starting wage to $16 and speeding up raises for nearly 100,000 workers
The average hourly wage at Walmart-owned Sam's Club has increased by nearly 30% in the past five ye…
Dominick Reuter
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Instacart's CEO says that warehouses full of robots won't replace its gig workers anytime soon
Instacart won't be jettisoning human gig workers for automated warehouses far away from shoppers, i…
Alex Bitter
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Amazon's warehouse robot army keeps getting bigger and bigger
Amazon has more than doubled the number of robots in its warehouses to 750,000. They help reduce wa…
Jyoti Mann
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An Amazon warehouse told workers facing financial hardship they may get help if they write a letter to the company's orange blob mascot
An Amazon warehouse said workers could write to mascot Peccy: "If the Peccy team selects you, some …
Sarah Jackson,Hannah Getahun
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A gig worker explains how big deliveries from Home Depot and Tractor Supply make him more money
A gig delivery driver for Roadie said he makes money by delivering water heaters, mulch, and other …
Alex Bitter
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Amazon warehouse workers are seriously injured at twice the rate of employees at similar warehouses, study finds
The Strategic Organizing Center report analyzed federal data and found that Amazon warehouse worker…
Grace Mayer
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The benefit that pays for itself and increases worker productivity
Working parents with childcare benefits are more likely to stay at their company long-term and miss…
Allie Kelly
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Amazon and Walmart warehouse employees are so surveilled that they're worried about breaking to use bathroom: Oxfam report
One Amazon worker quoted in Oxfam's new report likened their experiences on the warehouse floor to …
Natalie Musumeci
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Amazon's humanoid warehouse robots will eventually cost only $3 per hour to operate. That won't calm workers' fears of being replaced.
The robot's human-like shape is bound to reignite workers' fears of being replaced, but Amazon says…
Kylie Kirschner
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Amazon was fined nearly $6 million over claims it violated a worker productivity law in California
Amazon faces a $5.9 million fine from California for not disclosing work quotas to warehouse employ…
Madeline Stone
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Target workers say they're walking as much as 20 miles a day. It's a sign of just how physical retail work has become.
Apple Watches and other activity trackers help show just how physical retail work can be, especiall…
Dominick Reuter
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Costco's CEO just shared a surprising response to a warehouse unionizing
"We're not disappointed in our employees; we're disappointed in ourselves," Costco's current and fo…
Dominick Reuter
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I've been a UPS warehouse worker for almost 20 years. I like my job, but going to work in the summer is just awful.
UPS warehouse jobs are awful and dangerous in the summer heat, a worker says. They wish customers c…
Fortesa Latifi
Meet the Amazon warehouse workers paying the price for fast, free shipping
The injury rate at Amazon fulfillment centers is double that of other warehouses. We accessed rare …