30,000 jobs up for grabs at Amazon's Career Day
If you're looking for a career change, you may want to take a look at Amazon. The company is hiring for thousands of positions, not just here in Seattle, but in cities all over the country.
Whole Foods to cut health care for part-time workers
NEW YORK -- Whole Foods, the grocery chain owned by Amazon, is cutting health care benefits for its part-time workers, a move that could leave about 1,900 of its employees without medical coverage.Starting next year, Whole Foods employees have to work at least 30 hours a week to qualify for its health care benefits, up from the 20 hours a week it currently requires.The grocer, which has about 95,000 workers, said it is making the change "to better meet the needs of" its business.
Amazon to expand hub in Portland with 400 jobs
Amazon says it will double the size of its tech hub in Portland, Oregon by adding 400 jobs.
FBI: Amazon drivers part of major theft ring
The FBI says a theft ring in Washington state sold millions of dollars' worth of stolen goods on Amazon.com in the past six years, and a pair of Amazon delivery drivers was involved.
Apparent Prime Day pricing error may cost Amazon
Whoops: Amazon, apparently in error, priced a bunch of very expensive camera gear for $94.48 on Prime Day—and is honoring at least some of the sales.
Retail rivals crash Amazon's Prime Day party
The gravitational pull of Amazon Prime Day is so strong on shoppers it's benefiting other retailers as well, according to an early analysis from a key data group.
Amazon Prime Day brings wave of deals, protests
Amazon's Prime Day is coming with a wave of deals — and protests.
Lawsuit claims Amazon's Alexa devices record without consent
A lawsuit claims Amazon is violating laws in at least eight states by recording children without consent through Alexa devices.
Amazon security workers to be laid off after rebid contract
SEATTLE -- The contractor that has provided security at Amazon's Seattle headquarters since 2012 is preparing to lay off more than 1,000 workers.Security Industry Specialists is the subject of a union organizing campaign and has struggled with high turnover and inadequate staffing.A notice of the upcoming layoffs was posted Wednesday morning by the Washington Employment Security Department.The Los Angeles-based company won a security contract with Amazon seven years ago.
Amazon's growing ties to oil industry irks some employees
Amazon is getting cozy with the oil industry — and some employees aren't happy about it.
Amazon's Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie finalize divorce
Amazon says founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has finalized his divorce with wife MacKenzie, giving her a separate stake in the online shopping giant.
Amazon ups its anti-counterfeit game
Amazon, which has wrestled with counterfeit products on its site for years, has developed a fleet of tools that allow sellers to remove items from Amazon.com themselves and to prevent fake goods from making it to the site at all.
Amazon's fleet of jets is growing
Amazon is expanding its airplane fleet, diminishing further its reliance on major delivery services like UPS, FedEx and the U.S. Postal Service.
Amazon's growing pains in Seattle offer lessons to new hosts
As Amazon turns its attention to setting up new homes in Long Island City, New York and Arlington, Virginia, experts and historians in Seattle say both places can expect a delicate relationship with the world's hottest online retailer.
Did Amazon just make up a neighborhood for its new headquarters?
Did Amazon just create a brand new neighborhood for its second headquarters? The e-commerce giant on Tuesday officially announced it has chosen New York's Long Island City and Northern Virginia for HQ2.
Amazon mum on reports it will split new headquarters
Amazon isn't commenting on reports that it plans to split its new headquarters between facilities in two cities rather than choosing just one.
After backlash, Amazon to boost pay for longtime workers
Amazon, facing a backlash from longtime warehouse employees who say its $15 hourly minimum wage wouldn't benefit them, will provide a bigger raise to those workers.
Starting Nov. 1, Amazon will raise its minimum wage to $15 for all US employees
Amazon says it’s giving all its hourly employees a raise, just in time for the holidays. The company announced their new minimum wage will be $15 an hour across the country.
Amazon to raise minimum wage
Amazon is boosting its minimum wage for all U.S. workers to $15 per hour starting next month.The company said Tuesday the wage hike will benefit more than 350,000 workers, which includes full-time, part-time, temporary and seasonal positions.Pay for workers at Amazon can vary by location.
Amazon pushes Whole Foods grocery delivery to new cities
Amazon continues to expand delivery from its Whole Foods grocery stores, announcing new service in 10 cities while broadening delivery areas where it's already operating.